Weather Alerts for Blue Ridge

Issued by the National Weather Service

Extreme Cold Watch  EXTREME COLD WATCH   Extreme Cold Watch
BLUE RIDGE

Areas Affected:
Dade - Walker - Catoosa - Whitfield - Murray - Fannin - Gilmer - Union - Towns - Chattooga - Gordon - Pickens - Dawson - Lumpkin - White - Floyd - Bartow - Cherokee - Forsyth - Hall - Polk - Paulding - Cobb - North Fulton - Gwinnett - Haralson - Carroll - Douglas - South Fulton - DeKalb
Effective: Sat, 1/18 1:25pm Updated: Sat, 1/18 7:39pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Sun, 1/19 7:00am Severity:  Extreme  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills that will likely be at or
slightly below 0 by sunrise on Monday.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest
Georgia.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause
ruptured water pipes. Animals which are not acclimated to
temperatures this low should be brought indoors or into shelter.

Information:
Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.