Winter Weather Advisory, Winter Storm Warning In Effect

Another winter storm is making its way into Georgia on Tuesday. Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency and local school districts have canceled classes or moved to virtual learning.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan is tracking the storm that will bring up to 2 inches of snow in areas later Tuesday morning.

Areas that don’t see snow will still deal with dangerous cold. Temperatures will stay near or below freezing and wind chills in teens and 20s.

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A winter storm warning is in effect for the following counties: Butts, Greene, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Putnam, Spalding and Upson counties.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Polk, Rockdale, Troup and Walton counties and Clay and Randolph counties in Alabama.

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Here’s what to know:

Snow begins to fall over the south side by late this morning
Snow gradually begins to develop over the rest of the area during the afternoon; mainly around and south of I-20
Snowfall accumulations of 1-2″ in the winter storm warning with a dusting to an inch possible around metro Atlanta
There will be a sharp cut off between where it snows and where it doesn’t on the north side
With cold pavement temperatures, whatever falls will stick nearly immediately – this will cause hazardous travel
Light snow and snow showers move out this evening
Staying very cold – what falls today will stick around tomorrow