WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO FROM 1PM, SUN 3/2 THROUGH 4PM, MON 3/3.

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Winter storm watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 4PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.

HAZARD TYPES – FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW.

ACCUMULATIONS – THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN AND/OR THE POSSIBILITY OF 4 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW AND SLEET.

TIMING – STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON, PEAKING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS – UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. ICE AND OR WET SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES, CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

IF THE THREAT OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER INCREASES, A WARNING WOULD BE POSTED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTIES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.