A major winter storm could impact travel for passengers attempting to fly to the Northeast from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Some meteorologists are advising people in that region to brace for a potentially historic blizzard that is expected to start Monday. The predictions are for up to 2 feet of snow in Boston and New York City with wind gusts in the 50 m.p.h. range in some parts of New England.
Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and U.S. Airways posted messages on their websites Sunday afternoon warning some flights to cities from Portland, Maine to Washington, D.C. may be delayed or cancelled due to the storm. The storm is expected to end Tuesday.
In Georgia, the weather is expected to be far less severe. But it will be a breezy, cold start to the work week.
The North Georgia mountains could see up to one inch of snow by Monday, according to Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Noth Georgia mountains. As temperatures drop there could be snow again Monday evening, according to the forecast.
“Monday morning some cold air starts to sweep in from the north and west, enough moisture will be left behind for a few mix or snow showers north of metro Atlanta,” he said. The forecast for metro Atlanta is a possibility of rain Monday morning with high temperatures in the mid 40s. Expect a low of 39 and a high of 46 Monday. On Tuesday the low will be around 33 and the high will hit 49, according to Monahan.
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