Winter threat: 1/9-12/ 25

[Clancy]

Significant ice accretion in Cobb County. Trees are waving back and forth, twigs are breaking.

 

[MichelleH]

and back to freezing we go, after a high of 33. That was 4 degrees lower than forecast

Yeah, we've had freezing rain, sleet and snow here for a while now and I'm getting very anxious. When is the precip going to cease and desist??

 

[Clancy]

More than 90,000 customers without power in GA, according to https://poweroutage.us/

 

[MattW]

Interesting, that map isn't completely in line with the GPC outage map: https://outagemap.georgiapower.com/

 

[Clancy]

Interesting, that map isn't completely in line with the GPC outage map: https://outagemap.georgiapower.com/

The other map appears to account for a number of providers, so probably includes or excludes some covered by GP.

 

[MattW]

It used to account for everyone. It used to be provided by the Georgia Public Utilities Commission and not Georgia Power directly. I'm not sure when it changed.

 

[MoonBaby]

That”s kind of sad in a way. The kids in my neighborhood were making snowmen and sledding this morning.

They eventually couldn’t resist and played in the snow. Well sludge at that point haha

 

[KoD]

The good: A nice little event for most folks until about 11am.

The bad: It’s a steady rain in South Huntsville.

I’m hopeful we get another system Presidents’ Day that brings snow to the SE.

I think roads will be good for Huntsville south by tomorrow afternoon.

Agreed, wonderful event this morning. I'm in south Huntsville too and the roads have been superb considering everything. City did a good job clearing the snow. Cruised through Bailey Cove to Cecil Ashburn, climbed the rocks up the mountain then went to the bottom at the Curch of the Nazarene and did the loop trail. Safe drive, I wouldn't do it again tonight though after the freeze.
We don't get to do this very often, it's such a sight for sore eyes, and the white out gave me sore eyes. Couldn't get enough of the snow though!

 

[Clancy]

Agreed, wonderful event this morning. I'm in south Huntsville too and the roads have been superb considering everything. City did a good job clearing the snow. Cruised through Bailey Cove to Cecil Ashburn, climbed the rocks up the mountain then went to the bottom at the Curch of the Nazarene and did the loop trail. Safe drive, I wouldn't do it again tonight though after the freeze.
We don't get to do this very often, it's such a sight for sore eyes, and the white out gave me sore eyes. Couldn't get enough of the snow though!

Gotta watch out for that snow blindness!

 

[brianc33710]

A batch of wrap around snow showers is developing on radar in MS.

 

[Chris3024]

well my back deck is already a solid sheet of ice

 

[Clancy]

Numerous outages, especially across the southern ATL metro. 100K+ customers, and will likely get worse tonight. Everything has turned into sheets of ice, including the roads, neighbors' driveways and porches and decks.

 

[brianc33710]

The snow showers have crossed into NW AL. Haleyville 1st reported mixed precip but has changed to light snow again.

 

[Clancy]

Really surprised this precip is sticking around so much. Still getting light freezing rain here.

 

[MattW]

I just measured, and I have 0.17" of freezing rain just south of Decatur, GA. Some power flickers for me, but not a total outage yet.

 

[Clancy]

The ice is sticking around, and there are major outages just miles to our south, but for now the lights stay on.

 

[akt1985]

There is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect this morning for the Huntsville CWA.

 

[Clancy]

0.25-0.5" of ice covering everything this morning. Some gradual melting, but not much. Thankfully, no power outages, although lots of people in the south and east metro did not fare as well.