A winter storm is heading toward North Georgia, and forecasters say it could bring hazardous travel conditions by Friday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s Happening:<\/strong> A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for most of North Georgia from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Forecasters warn of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why It Matters:<\/strong> Residents should expect dangerous road conditions as ice and snow accumulate. Travel may become difficult or impossible in some areas. Power outages are also a concern due to ice buildup on trees and power lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s Next:<\/strong> Officials recommend preparing now. Stock up on essentials, check heating systems, and avoid travel if conditions worsen. Stay updated on weather alerts and advisories as the storm approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=21]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A winter storm is heading toward North Georgia, and forecasters say it could bring hazardous travel conditions by Friday morning. What’s Happening: A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for most of North Georgia from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Forecasters warn of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the region. Why […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":214996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6067],"tags":[16836,9153,16918,16920],"class_list":["post-214994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather","tag-current","tag-snow","tag-winter-storm","tag-winter-storm-watch","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=214994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=214994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=214994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=214994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}