The National Weather Service Atlanta has issued a winter weather advisory for parts of North Georgia until 11 p.m. Monday evening.

The National Weather Service has shared that snow is expected in Georgia beginning Friday night and Saturday. The highest amounts of snow will occur in eastern Georgia but central Georgia could get snow as well.

A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 25 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets.

While part of northern Georgia are still affected by the winter storm, frigid temperatures will last most of the week.

Reporters from across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state — the impact and how officials are responding.

If you're hunkering down ahead of the big storm, we want to make sure you're prepared. Yes, with batteries, flashlights, and toilet paper, but — perhaps most importantly — with good reading material.

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A winter storm is expected to wallop a huge chunk of the U.S. from the southwest, into the Plains, the Deep South, and the eastern seaboard. Heavy snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain are forecast.

Snow has fallen in Florida for the second year in a row.

Despite last year’s unusual snow-pocalypse, Georgia residents hoping for a white winter this year should manage expectations.

In some parts of the Plains region, the National Weather Service expects temperatures to reach as low as the negative 20s and 30s.

Parts of the South will see high temperatures while upper parts of the U.S. will see wintry weather.

Last year was a hot one in Georgia but last week’s snow is not evidence we’re headed in a different direction, Georgia scientists say.