Extreme cold warning in effect

ATLANTA — Bitterly cold air is moving in and that is causing temperatures to plunge across north Georgia.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Ashley Kramlich says an Extreme Cold Warning has been issued for parts of north Georgia until 12 p.m. Monday.

In those areas, temperatures will feel like they are in the single digits or even below zero overnight through Monday morning.

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For areas south of Atlanta and in eastern Georgia, a cold weather advisory will be in place overnight from 1 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday with wind chills in the single digits to the mid-teens.

The dangerous cold will stick around for a few days. Make sure to protect your pets, pipes, and plants.

Severe Weather Team 2 is also tracking a winter storm watch for Tuesday into Wednesday. Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says the best chance of accumulating snows will be the south metro.

Here’s what to know for this week:

• Dangerously cold air moving in overnight
• Lows will be in the teens Monday morning with wind chills in the single digits
• Temperatures are expected to be at or below freezing for several days
• Frozen pipes along with water main breaks will be a major concern this week
• A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning
• The highest impacts will be south of I-20
• A dusting to 1 inch of snow possible for the north metro area
• 1-3″ of snow possible for the south metro

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