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January 30th-February 1st Winter Storm potential

TVILLE96 said:
We need our Met members to opine on this.
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This has the potential to be a more widespread event, especially from Atlanta westward. One contact I have at the NWS Atlanta hinted that blizzard warnings are not out of the question for ATL.


GAZ021-032-033-044>046-048-055-057>059-072-084-311215-
/O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.260131T0600Z-260201T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFFC.WS.W.0002.260131T0600Z-260201T0600Z/
CHEROKEE-COBB-NORTH FULTON-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-
CLAYTON-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-JONES-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOOMSBORO, ATLANTA, CONYERS, STOCKBRIDGE,
JACKSON, GRAY, WOODSTOCK, EAST POINT, MONTICELLO, COVINGTON, DECATUR,
RIVERDALE, AND MARIETTA
1018 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 35-45 MPH.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. PLAN ON VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO TO THE LOWER TEENS ABOVE ZERO ON SATURDAY AND FROM FIVE
DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. 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 ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP
YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO REDUCE
YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A HAT
WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
 
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Baxter said:
This has the potential to be a more widespread event, especially from Atlanta westward. One contact I have at the NWS Atlanta hinted that blizzard warnings are not out of the question for ATL.


GAZ021-032-033-044>046-048-055-057>059-072-084-311215-
/O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.260131T0600Z-260201T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFFC.WS.W.0002.260131T0600Z-260201T0600Z/
CHEROKEE-COBB-NORTH FULTON-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-
CLAYTON-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-JONES-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOOMSBORO, ATLANTA, CONYERS, STOCKBRIDGE,
JACKSON, GRAY, WOODSTOCK, EAST POINT, MONTICELLO, COVINGTON, DECATUR,
RIVERDALE, AND MARIETTA
1018 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 35-45 MPH.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. PLAN ON VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO TO THE LOWER TEENS ABOVE ZERO ON SATURDAY AND FROM FIVE
DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. 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 ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP
YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO REDUCE
YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A HAT
WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
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It has been awhile since ATL had a blizzard warning. I lived there in 1993 and it was a bit surreal. Lots of thunder snow too. Wow.
 
Baxter said:
This has the potential to be a more widespread event, especially from Atlanta westward. One contact I have at the NWS Atlanta hinted that blizzard warnings are not out of the question for ATL.


GAZ021-032-033-044>046-048-055-057>059-072-084-311215-
/O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.260131T0600Z-260201T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFFC.WS.W.0002.260131T0600Z-260201T0600Z/
CHEROKEE-COBB-NORTH FULTON-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-
CLAYTON-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-JONES-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOOMSBORO, ATLANTA, CONYERS, STOCKBRIDGE,
JACKSON, GRAY, WOODSTOCK, EAST POINT, MONTICELLO, COVINGTON, DECATUR,
RIVERDALE, AND MARIETTA
1018 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 35-45 MPH.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. PLAN ON VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO TO THE LOWER TEENS ABOVE ZERO ON SATURDAY AND FROM FIVE
DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. 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 ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP
YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO REDUCE
YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A HAT
WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
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More westward like, into AL, or more confined to GA? I've been watching from just east of Birmingham.
 
Baxter said:
This has the potential to be a more widespread event, especially from Atlanta westward. One contact I have at the NWS Atlanta hinted that blizzard warnings are not out of the question for ATL.


GAZ021-032-033-044>046-048-055-057>059-072-084-311215-
/O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.260131T0600Z-260201T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFFC.WS.W.0002.260131T0600Z-260201T0600Z/
CHEROKEE-COBB-NORTH FULTON-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-
CLAYTON-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-JONES-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOOMSBORO, ATLANTA, CONYERS, STOCKBRIDGE,
JACKSON, GRAY, WOODSTOCK, EAST POINT, MONTICELLO, COVINGTON, DECATUR,
RIVERDALE, AND MARIETTA
1018 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 35-45 MPH.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. PLAN ON VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO TO THE LOWER TEENS ABOVE ZERO ON SATURDAY AND FROM FIVE
DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. 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 ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP
YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO REDUCE
YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A HAT
WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
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PopPop said:
More westward like, into AL, or more confined to GA? I've been watching from just east of Birmingham.
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Wind gust up to 35-45. Rough !
 
Much of Georgia is also now under an Extreme Cold Warning starting tomorrow evening into Sunday morning. Wind chills may drop well below zero in many areas, including the Atlanta Metro.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1150 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-311200-
/O.UPG.KFFC.EC.A.0001.260201T0000Z-260201T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.EC.W.0001.260201T0000Z-260201T1800Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-
Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-
Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-
Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-
Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-
Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-
Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-
Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-
Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-
Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-
Toombs-
Including the cities of Dallas, Fort Oglethorpe, Zebulon, Mount
Vernon, West Point, Homer, Ellijay, Roberts, Watkinsville, Woodstock,
East Point, Monticello, Swainsboro, Louisville, Trenton, Manchester,
Macon, Bremen, Gainesville, Atlanta, LaFayette, Riverdale, Dublin,
Jeffersonville, Milledgeville, Soperton, Forsyth, Eatonton,
Summerville, Monroe, Cleveland, Griffin, Warrenton, Eastman,
Cartersville, Chatsworth, Abbeville, Buena Vista, Vienna,
Hawkinsville, Toomsboro, Talbotton, Mcrae, Barnesville, Sparta,
Crawford, Fort Valley, Warner Robins, Blue Ridge, Hiawassee, Conyers,
Calhoun, GIbson, Dawsonville, Dahlonega, Gray, Thomaston, Covington,
Cochran, Decatur, Cumming, Ellaville, Montezuma, Athens, Cordele,
Preston, Comer, Greensboro, Cedartown, Lawrenceville, Stockbridge,
Butler, Fort Benning, Lumpkin, Wrightsville, Vidalia, Marietta,
Alamo, Rome, Columbus, Madison, Pine Mountain, Dalton, Peachtree
City, Newnan, Washington, Jackson, Americus, Commerce, Franklin,
Blairsville, Winder, Carrollton, Sandersville, Crawfordville,
Douglasville, and Jasper
1150 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills ranging from as cold as 15
degrees below in the north Georgia mountains to the single digits
above zero in central Georgia.

* WHERE...All of north and central Georgia.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Saturday to 1 PM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin
is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing
temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go
outside.

To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly.

&&

$$
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