A foot of snow in Georgia next week? Weather service fact checks viral posts

Some merrily sing out “Let it snow!” at the suggestion that metro Atlanta could get up to 1 foot of snow as a cold front surges across the U.S. next week.

Others shiver and hope the viral predictions are wrong.

Trending social media posts circulating this week are forecasting that a blast of arctic air will bring significant snowfall with it. But the National Weather Service urged caution when trying to predict weather patterns this far out — especially in a state that rarely has snowy winters beyond the occasional flurry…

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