Another Winter Storm Warning Issued for Cherokee County

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Don’t get used to those sunny skies you’re enjoying on this Thursday afternoon.

The National Weather Service has issued another winter storm warning for Cherokee County. The warning will go into effect at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 and is slated to expire at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21.

According to NWS:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...FAR NORTH GEORGIA OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS BUT NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE TO JASPER TO HOMER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF

ICE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IS LIKELY. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Starting Friday, another round of winter precipitation will move into Canton and Cherokee County. A chance of snow and sleet will move into the area tomorrow afternoon, and will turn into a wintry mix — freezing rain and sleet — Friday evening.

The wintry mix will remain in the area Saturday and will change over to rain early Saturday afternoon.

• Get the complete Canton-Sixes forecast here.

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