Winter Storm Watch
Status
Event Extended (Both Time and Area) Active alertStart Time
Sat 01/24/2026 01:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Mon 01/26/2026 10:00 AM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Full Alert Message
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1243 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Significant icing possible. Total ice accumulations around four tenths of an inch possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.
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GAZ030>034-041>051-053>062-072>076-230800- /O.EXB.KFFC.WS.A.0001.260124T1800Z-260126T1500Z/ Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam- Hancock-Warren-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson- Including the cities of Carrollton, Jackson, Milledgeville, Sparta, Madison, Newnan, East Point, Eatonton, Monroe, Dallas, Stockbridge, Cedartown, Douglasville, Decatur, Greensboro, Warrenton, Griffin, Peachtree City, Monticello, GIbson, Marietta, Atlanta, Conyers, Louisville, Crawfordville, Riverdale, Lawrenceville, Covington, Gray, Sandersville, and Bremen 1243 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026