ATLANTA – The winter storm approaching north Georgia will be here within the next 24 hours.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says the Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for all of northern Georgia and Clay County, NC in our viewing area.

The watch has been updated to a Winter Storm Warning for Cleburne County, Alabama and a Winter Weather Warning for Randolph County, Alabama within our viewing area.

Here’s what we know as of Thursday morning.

Severe Weather Team 2 will update the schedule and impacts throughout the day on Channel 2 Action News.

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When will snow and ice come?

The snow and winter mix arrives between 4 and 8 a.m. Some of these will be strong through Friday morning.

During the day there will be mostly snow in the northern metropolis and the mountains of North Georgia, with some sleet and freezing rain. The further south you go, the more sleet, freezing rain, and even just rain will occur.

Gradually, from the south to the north, more and more freezing rain, sleet and rain will mix in from the late morning hours. The combination will result in more difficult travel on Friday afternoon and Friday evening.

The winter mix ends early Saturday morning. Temperatures will remain cold through Saturday and there will be little melting. Much of what falls sticks until Sunday morning.

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How much snow and ice?

Areas in the mountains of northern Georgia will see between 3 and 6 inches of snow, with locally higher amounts possible further north in the mountains.

A total of 1 to 2 inches of snowfall will fall around I-20, with 0.1 to 0.25 inches of ice possible. The northern suburbs of metro Atlanta will see between 2 and 3 inches of snow.

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