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Winter Storm Watch: Some Snow Possible

A winter storm could switch widespread rain to snowflakes on Thursday, but little to no accumulations are expected in Paulding County, according the National Weather Service.

Winter storms are possible in Dallas, Hiram and across north Georgia on Thursday and into Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a winter storm watch for the area.

Meteorologists say occasional rain should switch over to the white stuff sometime Thursday afternoon or evening, but the heaviest snowfall would be in the north Georgia mountains.

The winter storm watch—in effect for Paulding and other counties from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning—means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel.

Locations north of a line from Carrollton to Atlanta to Jefferson could see an inch or less of snow, while accumulations in the northeast and northwest
Georgia mountains could reach 2 to 4 inches.

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Possible black ice is a hazard across the area on Thursday night and Friday morning when temps fall below freezing.

Snowfall should begin in northwest Georgia by mid Thursday afternoon, then the continue through the rest of north Georgia through the late afternoon and early evening hours.

Light accumulations up to 1 inch are possible on roadways across higher elevations in the mountains.
 
In Paulding, expect occasional rain before 4 p.m. Thursday, then rain, snow and high winds, according to the NWS forecast. New snow accumulations of less than half an inch are possible Thursday and Thursday evening. The temps are expected to drop to about 27 degrees Thursday night and come back up to a high of 47 or so on Friday.


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