Monday is a snow (ice) day in Cherokee County

Schools will be closed due to the risk of hazardous road conditions
January 8, 2017, Canton: A wrecked Ford Explorer sits at the bottom of ice covered Timber Terrace Road in the Cherokee Falls Estates at the Lake subdivison off Sixes Road on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Canton.    Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Credit: ccompton@ajc.com

Credit: ccompton@ajc.com

January 8, 2017, Canton: A wrecked Ford Explorer sits at the bottom of ice covered Timber Terrace Road in the Cherokee Falls Estates at the Lake subdivison off Sixes Road on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Canton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

The storm that threatened to turn Atlanta into a snowy quagmire skipped the urban metro area, but hit areas to the north.

Consequently, Cherokee County school officials announced Sunday that they are cancelling school Monday.

“Based upon current hazardous road conditions in shaded areas throughout the County and on Cherokee County School District properties, and after consultation with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and Cherokee Emergency Management Agency, the Superintendent of Schools has cancelled school for students and staff members,” the district said.

Scores of traffic accidents, including two fatal crashes, were blamed on the weather. State road officials say the worst is over, but ice can linger on shady side streets, creating hazards for school buses.