![]() ![]() Georgia Power and Cobb EMC were reporting scattered outages. They should also call 511 to report outages when they reach a safe destination. Georgia DOT is urging motorists to treat an intersection with traffic light outages as a four-way stop. The second blanket of snow came through metro Atlanta later Friday evening, behind early afternoon storms that prompted school, government, business and many other closures, and as commuters, buses and other vehicles created an early, messy rush hour.Ĭheck the Georgia DOT 511 Navigator for updated conditions, including closures and accidents. The chance of “black ice” is one of the major concerns, as well as the possibility of falling trees and reduced visibility on roads due to the unexpectedly heavy amounts of snow.Ĭobb libraries will be closed on Saturday, after closing at noon on Friday along with other Cobb government offices and facilities. Temperatures have generally dropped below freezing in Cobb and Saturday’s high is expected to be only 40 degrees. Roads in Cobb and elsewhere are becoming increasingly treacherous, as Cobb DOT, Georgia DOT and other crews work to brine roadways, bridges and overpasses overnight Friday. Saturday, as a second wave of snow and winter weather passed through metro Atlanta and north Georgia late Friday afternoon.Ĭobb was expected to get between 2-4 inches of snow overall, but those amounts are likely to vary. The National Weather Service has extended its winter storm warning that includes Cobb to 10 a.m. A winter storm warning is in effect for Cobb County, metro Atlanta and most of north Georgia until 10 a.m. The start of Friday’s snow in East Cobb, which got between 2-4 inches in two waves of storms.
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