NWS Special Weather Statement for This Weekend

[SteveD]

...and I'll be outdoors all day Saturday volunteering at the Winter Beer Carnival.   This statement highlights how mild the winter has been so far.  In a typical winter a cold snap like this wouldn't even warrant a mention.



... STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING A BRIEF... YET SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF COLD AIR TO GEORGIA DURING THE WEEKEND...

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT... REALLY ONLY THE SECOND ONE THIS ENTIRE WINTER SEASON... WILL SWEEP THROUGH ALL OF GEORGIA BY EARLY SATURDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SHARPLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES AND VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL FALL FROM THE 40S DURING THE MORNING TO THE 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON... THEN WELL INTO THE 20S BY EARLY SUNDAY... WITH TEENS POSSIBLE IN THE FAR NORTH AND MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SHARPLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT WIND CHILLS BY SATURDAY EVENING IN THE TEENS... THEN DROPPING TO NEAR 10 EARLY SUNDAY AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

GIVEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY MILD WINTER OVERALL WITH ONLY ONE SIMILAR BRIEF COLD SNAP IN EARLY JANUARY... THE WIND AND COLD WILL BE MORE NOTICEABLE THAN USUAL. IN ADDITION... THE EXTENDED WARM WEATHER THIS WINTER HAS RESULTED IN EXTREMELY PREMATURE BUDDING OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS... MANY A MONTH OR MORE AHEAD OF THEIR NORMAL BLOOMING SCHEDULE.

FINALLY... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A MINOR DUSTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET... WITH UP TO 1/2 INCH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY WILL MOST CERTAINLY WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY THAT WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED SHOULD SNOWFALL IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS BE MORE THAN CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED. RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

[Mudd]

I love that channel 2 calls their weather reports "Severe Weather Reports"...

[The Lord of the Jungle]

BUY YOUR BREAD AND MILK NOW NOW NOW!  FOR CHRIST'S SAKE PEOPLE, IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!  BREAD AND MILK IN COPIOUS AND ABSURD QUANTITIES ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT CAN SAVE YOU!!!

[mellamur]

BUY YOUR BREAD AND MILK NOW NOW NOW!  FOR CHRIST'S SAKE PEOPLE, IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!  BREAD AND MILK IN COPIOUS AND ABSURD QUANTITIES ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT CAN SAVE YOU!!!

Mmmm. French toast! 

[Shivers]

All those pretty daffodils will die

[strawberrythief]

All those pretty daffodils will die

I'm worried about all of the beautiful Jane Magnolias that have been blooming! 

[Flower Lady]

I hope all those mason bees and returning birds I've seen have a warm and snuggly place to hide!!! I'm most afraid Georgia will loose all it's fruit this year!

If you have daffs, or small blooming shrubs, throw sheets over them overnite. If you have a veggie garden cover that up too. It's going to be low enough to need two layers. I use a floating over top (sheet, or something) and then plastic above that (not touching any vegetables).

[Brandy]

Yep, I'm covering my iris that are blooming or have buds.  My flower beds will look less than attractive over the next few days, but I'm going to fight for my iris--they didn't bloom last year, I thinned them out and re-planted them, and now that they're blooming I won't let them go down without a fight!!!

[MRice]

BUY YOUR BREAD AND MILK NOW NOW NOW!  FOR CHRIST'S SAKE PEOPLE, IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!  BREAD AND MILK IN COPIOUS AND ABSURD QUANTITIES ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT CAN SAVE YOU!!!

You forgot the toilet paper!

[SteveD]

BUY YOUR BREAD AND MILK NOW NOW NOW!  FOR CHRIST'S SAKE PEOPLE, IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!  BREAD AND MILK IN COPIOUS AND ABSURD QUANTITIES ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT CAN SAVE YOU!!!

You forgot the toilet paper!

and beer

[JBB]

BUY YOUR BREAD AND MILK NOW NOW NOW!  FOR CHRIST'S SAKE PEOPLE, IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!  BREAD AND MILK IN COPIOUS AND ABSURD QUANTITIES ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT CAN SAVE YOU!!!

You forgot the toilet paper!

and beer

you can wait until Sunday to buy that...

[angryuser]

All those dumbasses running Tough Mudder  will die

fixed.
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[Andreas]

All those dumbasses running Tough Mudder  will die

fixed.
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I just watched a video of 2011 in Cedertown where there's at least some sun.  I feel for you, running and doing those obstacles tomorrow.  Good luck!

[Leah]

Why does the NWS feel a need to scream at me?

[SteveD]

That was a copy-and-paste by me.  They always publish their alerts in caps...dunno why.