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Temperatures to dip into the 20s, flurries possible Christmas morning

ATLANTA — It’s going to be a freezing cold Christmas morning for everyone in north Georgia and some lucky folks could see some flurries.

Parts of north Georgia got a treat Thursday evening as snow fell on Christmas Eve.

Snow flurries began falling by around 4 p.m. in several metro Atlanta counties.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brain Monahan said more snow is now developing over Tennessee and Alabama and is headed toward northwest Georgia tonight.

All the latest updates as snow falls in metro Atlanta, on Channel 2 Action News throughout the night.

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A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. Friday for Fannin, Gilmer, Towns and Union counties.

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Areas in North Georgia saw 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of snow, and areas in the highest elevations could see up to an inch-and-a-half of snow. It’s only an official “White Christmas” if an inch or more of snow falls.

Christmas morning will be the coldest it has been since 1989, with a high of 35 degrees.

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6:22 p.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan said more snow is developing in Tennessee and Alabama and headed our way.

5:54 p.m.

A beautiful sunset tonight over metro Atlanta as snow comes down in north Georgia

5:53 p.m.

It’s sticking in Blairsville tonight!

5:31 p.m.

Former Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Karen Minton says it’s snowing in Gwinnett County!

5:05 p.m.

Salt trucks are getting ready to go at Spaghetti Junction:

4:52 p.m.

Snow is starting to accumulate in Pickens County!

4:42 p.m.

Big flakes are falling right now in Cherokee County:

4:41 p.m.

Snow is also falling now in north Fulton County:

4:26 p.m.

Flurries are coming down in Cobb County:

4 p.m.

Snow has officially started to fall in metro Atlanta

Snow is falling in Ellijay in Gilmer County.


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2 p.m.

Georgia Department of Transportation vehicles are preparing to treat potentially icy roads.

“We can’t wave a magic wand and get all the ice off the road, but we’re doing what we can with the tools we have to improve where we can road conditions,” GDOT spokesperson Natalie Dale said. " So there will be black ice patches tomorrow. That is just the nature of black ice. It’s sneaky.”

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1 p.m.


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