Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Cherokee County

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Canton, GA -- The National Weather Service is now including Cherokee County in its winter weather advisory issued Tuesday morning.

The advisory, which now includes Cherokee, Bartow, Forsyth, Floyd and Hall counties, is now in effect from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday.

The advisory, according to NWS, means that ”periods of slow, sleet or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties.”

“Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities (sic)...and use caution while driving,” NWS states.

According to Wednesday’s forecast for Canton, residents should expect a chance of snow, freezing rain and sleet before noon Wednesday, a chance of rain and snow between noon and 2 p.m. and mostly rain after 2 p.m.

The chance of precipitation is 50 percent, and “little to no ice accumulation” is expected, the forecast states. However, new snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half-inch is possible.

Otherwise, expect cloudy skies with a high temperature of 40. Wednesday’s low is expected to drop to around 34 degrees.

• Get your five-day forecast for Canton-Sixes here.

Areas to the north of Cherokee County have a greater chance of winter precipitation, as a winter weather advisory has been issued for portions of north Georgia from 4 a.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday.

NWS states a mixture of winter preciptitation -- freezing rain, sleet and slow -- “looks likely.” The forecast is calling for snow and sleet accumulations of up to 2 inches and freezing rain accumulations of up to one-tenth of an inch.

The accumulations could cause complications for motorists traveling in this area of north Georgia, which includes counties such as Gordon, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, Gilmer and Fannin.

Residents are strongly encouraged to keep a watch on the weather forecast over next two days.

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