Significant Winter Storm Expected to Hit Area

A WINTER STORM WATCH is in effect from Friday afternoon through late Friday night for the following counties: Jenkins, Screven, Candler, Bulloch, Effingham, Tattnall, Evans, Allendale, Hampton, inland Colleton and inland Jasper.

Low pressure will intensify over the northeast Gulf of Mexico through Friday morning, before crossing the Florida peninsula Friday afternoon then shifting into the Atlantic Friday night.

Rain...possibly mixed with some snow...will begin across the area on Friday, mainly during the afternoon hours.

As colder air from the north moves into the area, the precipitation is expected to change over to all snow late Friday afternoon.

Snow...moderate to heavy at times...will then persist through Friday evening before tapering off after midnight.

Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches...with locally higher amounts.

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A WINTER STORM WATCH is in effect from Friday afternoon through late Friday night for the following counties: inland Bryan, inland Chatham, Long, inland Liberty, Beaufort, coastal Colleton and coastal Jasper.

Rain will begin across the area on Friday, mainly during the afternoon hours.

As colder air moves in from the north, the rain will begin to mix with and eventually change over to all snow late Friday afternoon or early Friday evening.

Snow...moderate to heavy at times...will then persist through Friday evening before tapering off after midnight.

Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts inland from the coast can be expected through late Friday night.

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A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning for the following counties: Jeff Davis, Bacon, Appling, Wayne, Ware and Pierce.

A low pressure system will track east from the Gulf of Mexico tonight and then cross the central and southern Florida peninsula on Friday. The low will exit the region Friday evening.

Rain chances will increase over the area from south to north tonight after midnight. There is a very low possibility of a rain and snow mix across generally along and north of a Peason to Jesup line Friday morning after sunrise through noon where cold temperatures will coincide with moisture and dynamics.

Chance of a rain/snow mix increase across the remainder of southeast Georgia Friday afternoon and persist into the evening. Temperatures will begin to fall at or below freezing Friday evening before midnight, and there is a low probability of snow accumulations of less than one inch again mainly from Pearson to Jesup northward. The main winter weather concern across ALL of southeast Georgia will be FREEZING BRIDGES and OVERPASSES Friday night through early Saturday morning, which will be a significant hazard to transportation.

Stay tuned to STORM TEAM 3 for the latest updates.