What To Know Now About The Timing, Snow Amounts For Tuesday

Parts of the Southeast are bracing for another winter storm that will move through Tuesday.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says the winter storm will be historic across the Gulf Coast for several cities that usually don’t see accumulating snow.

For us in north Georgia, we’ll be on the northern edge of the system and up to a couple of inches of snow will be possible. Here’s what to know ahead of Tuesday.

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What’s the timing of the winter storm?

Unlike the last winter storm that started during the morning hours, this system will pick up around midday Tuesday and continue into Tuesday night.

Monahan says the storm will move quickly and expects it out of here well before sunrise on Wednesday.

Which areas will see snow? How much snow is expected?

Areas south of I-20 will have the best chance of accumulating snow. About 1-2 inches of snow are possible over our far southern counties.

In and around metro Atlanta, Monahan says the forecast is tricky because it all depends on how quickly the mid and low levels of the atmosphere can moisten up.

At the least, we will see scattered light snow and snow showers around the I-20 corridor. For counties in north metro and far north Georgia, accumulating snow is unlikely.

As for the type of snow, you can expect light, dry and fluffy snow unlike the wet snow many of us saw earlier this month. Monahan says what falls on Tuesday will stick immediately.

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What counties are under a winter storm watch?

The following counties in the Channel 2 Action News viewing area are under a winter storm watch:

Banks, Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Heard, Jackson, Jasper, Lamar, Madison, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pike, Putnam, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Upson and Walton counties

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