...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... AND REMAINING STRONG THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN 1 AM AND 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN WEAKENED TREES AND LIMBS FROM RECENT WINTER WEATHER... MOVE AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER EARLY SPRING VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH... OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. && MC
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:03:30 +0000
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