2 products issued by NWS for: Cartersville GA
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 124 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-160000- Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- 124 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO STRONG WINDS... Much colder and drier air will filter into the region today. Sustained winds of 10 to 16 MPH can be expected along with gusts of 20 to 30 MPH. Relative Humidities will range from 25 to 35% this afternoon and may briefly dip below 25% across portions of Central and far eastern Georgia this afternoon. While colder temperatures temperatures may limit erratic fire behavior, the risk for quick spread of fire remains elevated across North and Central Georgia through the afternoon. With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution. $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1002 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-160315- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 1002 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Light snow showers could bring minor accumulations, mainly a half inch or less, to the mountains of far north Georgia with isolated higher amounts possible at the highest peaks. Significant travel impacts are unlikely, but travelers should still exercise caution. A few flurries/light sleet are also possible as far south as the I-20 corridor. Very cold wind chills from near 0 to 15 degrees are expected across north Georgia late tonight into early Thursday morning. A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for the far north Georgia mountains Thursday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Any lingering snow flurries will taper off early Thursday morning. A Cold Weather Advisory will remain in effect across the far north Georgia mountains through 10 AM Thursday. Additional light snowfall is possible in the mountains Friday night or Saturday morning. Another potential storm system could bring wintry precipitation to portions of the area Saturday night into Sunday, but confidence remains very low in this outcome. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta. $$