Winter Storm Warning in effect for Coweta thru Saturday morning

UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. / Friday, January 10

A Winters Storm Warning is in effect for Coweta County and all of North Georgia until 7 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.

Current conditions at the Newnan-Coweta Airport: Light Wintry Mix of Sleet and Snow, temperature 32 degrees with wind from the Southeast at 7 mph, making the Wind Chill 25 degrees.

Updated Friday Forecast from NWS follows: Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then a chance of rain showers and sleet between noon and 3 p.m., then rain showers after 3 p.m. High near 35. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Updated Friday Night Forecast from NWS follows: Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 30. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for

the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.

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UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. / Thursday, January 9

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for Coweta County and all of North Georgia, per the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.

Friday Updated Forecast for Coweta County follows: Rain showers, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 3 p.m., then rain showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet between 3 and 4 p.m., then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4 p.m. High near 34. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night Updated Forecast for Coweta County follows: Rain or freezing rain, mainly before 1 a.m. Low around 30. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.

Ice accumulations have been increased across portions of the I-20 and I-85 corridors. Additional changes to ice and snow amounts are possible with future forecast updates.

Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

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UPDATE: 10 a.m. / Thursday, January 9

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for Coweta County and all of North Georgia, per the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.

Friday Forecast for Coweta County follows: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2 p.m., then freezing rain between 2 and 4 p.m., then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4 p.m. High near 34. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night Forecast for Coweta County follows:  Rain before 1 a.m. Low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Plan on slippery road conditions, with travel likely becoming difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday commute and linger into Saturday morning. The weight of ice on tree limbs and power lines could produce scattered power outages. Bridges and overpasses could become icy even if temperatures remain slightly above freezing.

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From Special Reports – Original Post on Wednesday, January 10

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Coweta County and North Georgia from Friday morning through Saturday morning.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Coweta County forecast from NWS for Friday is that snow is likely before 1 p.m., then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 1 and 4 p.m., then rain, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain after 4 p.m. The high will be near 35 degrees with calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. NWS lists the chance of precipitation at 100 percent.

Friday night’s forecast calls for rain, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 1 a.m., then a chance of freezing rain between 1 and 4 a.m., then a chance of rain or freezing rain after 4 a.m. Low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent.

Today’s high is forecast at 42 degrees, with an overnight low of 20. Then on Thursday, the high will be 44 with an overnight low of 26. Sunny conditions are in both today’s and Thursday’s forecast.

NWS says to expect in the Interstate 20 corridor, a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. Snow accumulations of two to four inches is possible with icing amounts around a tenth of an inch possible.

Snow and sleet accumulations in the mountains could average between three to six inches with locally higher amounts possible.

For the latest information from NWS, click HERE.