Up to 2 inches of snow possible in north Georgia mountains
February 8, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.
| Updated February 8, 2016 at 8:58 a.m.
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Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) - Forecasters say up to 2 inches of snow could fall across a large part of the north Georgia mountains.
The National Weather Service has placed eight counties under a winter weather advisory through Tuesday evening. The area includes Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties.
The weather service is forecasting 1 to 2 inches of snow in the region, with isolated higher amounts possible at elevations above 2,500 feet. Forecasters say that some black ice will also be possible.