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Winter weather advisory closes NE Ga schools

Habersham, White, and Lumpkin counties are among the northeast Georgia school districts that have canceled classes for the day: there is the possibility of up to two inches of snow in parts of the north Georgia mountains.

From WSB TV…

A flash flood watch was issued for 57 Georgia counties, including most of metro Atlanta’s Southside, for Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible south of I-20, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz. The counties under the water include Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Newton, Spalding and Troup counties.

winter weather advisory was issued for 10 far North Georgia counties ahead of expected snow Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

The advisory will go into effect at 5 a.m. Thursday and last until 1 a.m. Friday. The counties under the advisory are Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union and White.

Higher elevations could get up to 2 inches of snow, while lower elevations are expected to see up to an inch.

With all the rain from the past few weeks, this month is shaping up to be the 10th-wettest February on record.

There’s more than a week to go before the end of the month, and Atlanta has already recorded more than 5 inches above average rainfall, according to Channel 2 Action News. That’s not including the additional 2 to 3 inches still expected to fall this week.

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