Friday, February 22, 2013
A slow-moving weather system will move over Smyrna-Vinings and the metro Atlanta area.
A flood watch is in effect from Atlanta southward through Saturday afternoon due to the potential for flooding in creeks, streams and flood-prone areas. A slow-moving weather system will move over the area through Saturday producing more than four inches of rain across central Georgia with up to an inch of rain possible. Showers moved in Thursday night and will continue today with a second round of scattered rain moving in tonight through Saturday morning. Temperatures in the Smyrna-Vinings area are expected to reach the low 50s this afternoon and drop into the mid 40s tonight. For Saturday, the chance of showers will be 80 percent and most likely before 11 a.m. Highs in the high 50s with the chance of rain tapering off to 10 percent …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Smyrna-Vinings area could get its first glimpse this winter of the white stuff as rain across north Georgia may turn to snow with the arrival of a deep cold air mass.
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Wednesday, January 16
Smyrna-Vinings and Cobb County could get the first snow of the winter and 2013 on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service. A strong low pressure system and ample Gulf moisture will meet, resulting in widespread rain and an associated deep cold air mass that will begin to spread across north and central Georgia on Thursday afternoon and evening, meteorologists say in a special weather statement issued Tuesday. As a result, rain could change over to snow across parts of north Georgia, including Cobb and other counties from Dade to Toombs. Despite recent unseasonably warm temps, residents could see some light accumulations of snow across parts of north Georgia by mid to late Thursday afternoon or evening, mainly on elevated …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Portions of north and western Georgia could see temperatures dip into the low 30s tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
A freeze warning is set for portions of northern and western Georgia, including Smyrna-Vinings and Cobb County, early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Effective from 2 to 9 a.m. Friday, it warns temperatures could dip into the low 30s and frost can be expected overnight. "Cool, dry pressure will continue to build in the area into Friday, resulting in clear skies and light winds," the warning says. "Temperatures overnight will drop into the mid 30s across north and central Georgia and into the low 30s in the northern and western portions of the state." A freeze warning means freezing temperatures are forecast to threaten outdoor plants. Those with agricultural interests in the warned area are advised to harvest or …
