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Temperatures drop into teens for 2nd straight day

Pedestrians are bundled up while walking through downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Temperatures plunged into the 20s in many parts of Georgia and dropped to 13 in one spot in the mountains as cold air settled over the state. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Pedestrians are bundled up while walking through downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Temperatures plunged into the 20s in many parts of Georgia and dropped to 13 in one spot in the mountains as cold air settled over the state. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

By Associated Press November 19, 2014 1 min read

ATLANTA (AP) – Temperatures sunk as low as 14 degrees in at least one Georgia town as near-record cold gripped the state for a second straight day.

The National Weather Service said the low around 5 a.m. Wednesday was 14 degrees in Cartersville. The northwest Georgia town was among the coldest spots in the state before dawn Wednesday.

Temperatures elsewhere in the state ranged from 16 in Rome and Peachtree City to 32 in Brunswick around 5 a.m. Wednesday.