Partial test from Special Statement:
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WHILE WEDNESDAY WILL BE MOSTLY PRECIPITATION FREE ACROSS THE
AREA…A WEAK AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE
FLORIDA…GEORGIA BORDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEAST NEAR
THE GEORGIA COAST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD
PRECIPITATION NORTH INTO CENTRAL AND EAST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY. MEANWHILE…THE ARCTIC HIGH
WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION…A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR
A WEDGE OF COLD AIR TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR FREEZING AT THE ONSET OF THE
PRECIPITATION NORTH OF A LA GRANGE…TO THOMASTON…TO
MILLEDGEVILE LINE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
THUS…THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET…ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS AREA…WHICH COULD PERSIST INTO THE
MORNING HOURS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA…PARTICULARLY AREAS FROM
LAWRENCEVILLE…TO ATHENS…WINDER…AND GAINESVILLE.
THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM…BOTH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION AMOUNT AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A COLD AIR WEDGE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA…WHICH COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR
FREEZING ALL DAY IN THESE AREAS. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES FROM THE
RECENT EXTENDED PERIOD OF WARM WEATHER WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT
ICING…IF ANY…WOULD BE LIMITED MAINLY TO
BRIDGES…OVERPASSES…AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. A SIGNIFICANT ICE
STORM IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA…PARTICULARLY THOSE NORTH
OF A LA GRANGE…TO THOMASTON…TO MILLEDGEVILLE LINE…AND EAST
OF A CANTON…TO ATLANTA LINE…SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND POTENTIAL WATCHES AND/OR ADVISORIES CLOSELY. TIMING OF THE
EVENT COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY.
