white christmas: Bone-chilling draughts that make us shiver!
- 12/07/13 10:58 PM
From Northern parts the gales deliver. Bone-chilling draughts that make us shiver, And dust our roofs with frosty glaze, In festive garb for the holidays! (R Weisser 2013) I was born and reared in Pennsylvania, so the notion of snow in time for the holidays is not foreign to me. But snow is a rare occurrence here in Georgia and a December dusting is even more unlikely. In the forty plus years that I have lived here in the South, I can recall only one snow shower on Christmas Eve and one significant accumulation of Christmas Day. But even though (6 comments)
white christmas: Snow for Christmas in Newnan Georgia? It’s POSSIBLE!
- 12/16/12 08:54 PM
Snow in time for Christmas is a rare event in Newnan andCowetaCountyGeorgia. But it can happen and a few years back we had a significant snowfall on Christmas day. And while we will not experience a white Christmas in 2012, there is a slight chance for some wet flurries by next week. So although we will not need a sleigh to get around, we may enjoy a little Christmas atmosphere …literally! Here’s hoping that your Christmas weather is exactly what you want it to be! Photo: Snow in Coweta County GA on Christmas Day 2010! (18 comments)
There is a buzz here in Georgia about the possibility of snow on Christmas Day. And while that may not be a big deal in much of the country, it’s pretty exciting news here in Newnan! In the nearly thirty-eight years that I have live in the ‘Peach State,” there have been a few significant snowfalls, but never on Christmas Day. So if indeed it does happen, it will be a very special event. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, a white Christmas was always a possibility though it was not a certainty. Many years were certainly cold enough, but there (22 comments)