LIFE THREATENING COLD; BLACK ICE & SNOW HEADED FOR #ATLANTA & NORTH GA #gawx #atlwx

(STORM WATCH ATLANTA) ATLANTA GA
BY: DAVID DUTTON
12:30 PM ET SUN 1/5/13

Some of the coldest air we’ve seen in the southeast and Atlanta is headed our way. This is a very life threatening cold that is moving in! You should protect yourself, your family, your pets, and your property now from extreme cold! Make sure your battery in your car is working properly.

A powerful arctic cold front is about to blast into the state early Monday morning. One forecast model shows a “flash freeze” happening overnight around 3am. This means, for example, the temp is at 46 at 2am, then it drops to 26 by 3am! That’s a 20 degree drop in 1 hour! That would instantly freeze everything immediately! Rain is expected to move into and across the state late tonight. As the rain moves in, the cold front will be not far behind. Just before the cold front moves in, it may actually warm up into the lower 50s this evening as warm moist air moves in from the gulf. This should increase the moisture. Just after midnight as the cold front approaches, The rain should begin to change over to a wintry mix, rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. Then, as the cold front plows into the area around 3am, all presip should change over to all snow. The main window for the all snow event should be from 3am to 6am, then taper off to flurries by 9am and be gone by Noon Monday.

[ACCUMULATIONS]

Up to an inch is expected across North GA north of Atlanta, with a dusting in metro Atlanta and a glaze of Ice in west GA. I think the main concern in Atlanta will be from “BLACK ICE” that will form after 3am as all of Sunday nights rain and presip freezes!

If you must drive across metro Atlanta and north GA Monday, use extreme caution! I don’t think we will get above freezing, 32, till sometime Wednesday afternoon! That is 3 days below freezing!
This is not going to be a major winter storm. We have seen worse than this before in the past, but i think it will be just enough to cause travel problems as everyone heads back to work and school.

It will be 7 degrees in Atlanta on Tuesday morning with wind chills below zero as most kids head back to school from winter break. This is dangerously cold for anyone, esp young children. If schools are open, please dress them in several layers of clothing and take them to school if at all possible so they won’t have to stand out in the cold. Check on the elderly and make sure they have heating that is safe.

*Stay with us for continuing coverage of the snow and the cold all week until this system and cold air passes. We will be here with continue updates and live coverage if needed.

#WINTER #WX ALERT: HEAVY RAIN, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN, SNOW, & STORMS HEADED FOR #GA #gawx #atlwx #atlanta

(STORM WATCH ATLANTA) ATLANTA GA
11:17 PM ET SUN 11/24/13
BY: DAVID DUTTON

A lot of different weather will move across the Southeast and Georgia Monday into Wednesday. A powerful low will develop in the gulf along the coast and move into and across south-central GA on Tuesday. This is a complex weather system, so let’s break it down for you.

***FIRST IMPACTS
>MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING: NORTHEAST GA
[FREEZING RAIN & SLEET]
Freezing rain and sleet is expected to begin across Northeast GA on Monday evening into Tuesday morning from around 8pm to 5am. The freezing rain and sleet is expected to change over to all rain just before sunrise as slightly warmer air moves in.
—IMPACTS—
ICE & SLEET : 90%
ACCUMULATIONS : TRACE TO .10″
>>>TRAVEL ALERT: If you are traveling across NE GA on Monday night into Tuesday morning you may experience ice covered roadways. Please use extreme caution or do not travel at all on mountain roads during this time.

***SECOND IMPACTS
>MID MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON: NORTH & CENTRAL GA (METRO ATLANTA)
[HEAVY RAIN]
Heavy rain will spread across much of North & central GA during the day on Tuesday as the low moves into SW GA. 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain is possible with this event. Some flash flooding may be possible but not right away as the ground is still dry. Some 4″ rainfall amounts in isolated spots will be possible.
>>>TRAVEL ALERT: Do not drive into areas where water covers the road.

>LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING: FAR SOUTH GA
[TORNADOES]
There is a slight chance of a Tornado or two across far southern GA as the low moves into the state on Tuesday. The chance of a Tornado is 20%. Any tornado would be brief and small. An isolated severe thunderstorm is also possible with damaging wind the main threat. there will also be isolated thunderstorms as far north as Macon and Columbus but no severe weather is expected at this time across Central GA.

***FINAL IMPACTS
WEDNESDAY: NORTH GA & METRO ATLANTA
[SNOW]
On Wednesday looks like some moisture will wrap back around this system in the cold air and could bring us a chance of flurries and snow showers. there is a 50% chance of this at this time across North GA and metro Atlanta. Any major accumulations (1″ or more) should be in the mountains. there is a slight chance of a trace accumulations in the metro Atlanta area northward. We should all see some snow before this storm ends Wednesday afternoon. Temps may not get out of the 30s Wednesday afternoon.

[WINDS]
If will be very windy on Monday and again on Wednesday as the storm system moves across the Southeast. A wind advisory may be needed for most of the state.

{IN SUMMARY} NEXT 3 DAYS
>HEAVY RAIN FOR METRO ATLANTA
>SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY AM FROM ATLANTA NORTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST GA. TRACE TO 0.10″ ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.
>A TORNADO IS POSSIBLE IN FAR SOUTH GA TUESDAY NIGHT
>SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY IN NORTH GA. A DUSTING TO 1.5″ ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM ATLANTA NORTHWARD.

+++PLEASE STAY WITH US FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS STILL DEVELOPING WEATHER EVENT. WE WILL BE HERE FROM MONDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY TO KEEP YOU AHEAD OF THIS STORM. WE WILL PROVIDE LIVE COVERAGE AS NEEDED ON USTREAM, AND UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. PLEASE FOLLOW ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FOR THE LATEST INFOMATION.

#DEVELOPING: VERY INTERESTING #WX AHEAD FOR #THANKSGIVING WEEK ACROSS #GA #gawx #atlwx #atlanta

(STORM WATCH ATLANTA) ATLANTA GA
11:27 PM ET FRI 11/22/13
BY: DAVID DUTTON

It is going to be a very interesting week across the Southeast US next week. We are forecasting a strong storm will develop in the gulf Monday, move across SE GA Tuesday and up the east coast on Wednesday and Thanksgiving. It could make it a holiday mess for travel from Atlanta to New York City.

[WHAT WE KNOW]
It looks almost certain that Georgia, including Atlanta, will see some heavy rain on Tuesday. 1 to 2″ of soaking rain is possible across almost the entire state as the system moves across. Poss. 3″ of rain in a few spots. No major flooding issues are expected at this time. It will be very cold over the next 7 days and windy from time to time with some stronger winds possible Mon-Wed.

[WHAT IS STILL UNCLEAR]
We may see a few tornadoes Tuesday afternoon in far SE GA as the low tracks along the gulf and moves across N FL or S GA. Right now, i have placed far SE GA in a 30% chance of a tornado within 50 mls of a location.
If the low tracks a little farther north than expected now, portions of south-central GA could see some severe weather.

Also, on the backside of this system as it begins to move out, another band of presip will move in. This could be in the form of snow. Computer models are all over the place with any accumulations so we wont even mention them right now, but models still insist on some snow for North GA and even some in North-Central GA. Will continue to monitor.

Stay with us all weekend and all next week for further updates on this developing weather situation.