ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -
After a round of severe weather, followed by a round of winter weather, North Georgia is not completely out of the woods.
While no additional precipitation is expected, very cold temperatures will continue across the region Wednesday night.
A Freeze Warning is in effect from midnight until 9 a.m. Thursday morning for all of North Georgia, including Metro Atlanta. A Freeze Warning means freezing temperatures of 32 degrees or colder is expected, which could impact sensitive outdoor plants.
A Wind Advisory also remains in effect for all of North Georgia until 7 p.m. Wednesday evening for sustained wind speeds over 20 mph.
A strong weather system moved across North Georgia on Tuesday, producing several severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Afterwards, snow developed in the North Georgia mountains as cold air moved in Tuesday night.
Any leftover snow or water from wet grounds could freeze Wednesday night, creating the risk of isolated slick spots mainly in the North Georgia Mountains.
Here is the latest list of reported storm damage from Tuesday afternoon:
Canton [Cherokee Co, GA] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 04:25 PM EST -- a couple of trees are down in canton. one tree across a road and another tree down on power lines at dr john t petit street in canton.
4 N Dalton [Whitfield Co, GA] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 03:40 PM EST -- numerous trees reported down across the county.
Chatsworth [Murray Co, GA] 911 call center reports TSTM WND DMG at 03:47 PM EST -- numerous trees down county wide reported by the 911 center.
3 NW Armuchee [Floyd Co, GA] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 03:33 PM EST -- multiple trees reported down and pea sized hail also occurred.
6 NE Dalton [Whitfield Co, GA] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 03:36 PM EST -- a home on mitchell bridge road received damage from falling trees.
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