Winter Storm Watch, Georgia
SevereBetween three tenths and three quarters of an inch possible of ice, gusts up to 30 mph. Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages.
Ended Friday, January 23, 2026.
Replaced by the Ice Storm Warning on Friday, January 23, 12:54 at night.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this watch
How much
- Ice across the area
- Between three tenths and three quarters of an inch possible
- Wind gusts
- Up to 30 mph
Map
- This watch
- Interstates
- US highways
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations between three tenths and three quarters of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph across the mountains.
- Where
- Northeast Georgia, Western North Carolina, and the South Carolina Upstate.
- When
- From 7 in the morning Saturday morning through 1 in the afternoon Monday afternoon.
- Impacts
- Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Ice and sleet covered roadways will become treacherous and impassable. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
- Additional details
- Highest snow and sleet accumulations are possible north of I-40. Highest ice accumulations are possible across the southern mountains of North Carolina, the mountains of northeast Georgia, and the mountains of South Carolina.
Updates
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
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Winter Storm Watch issued for Saturday morning through Monday afternoon. January 21, 2026