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Bring on the memes: Twitter reacts to Atlanta snow, traffic chaos

Snowy scenes from Twitter users in metro Atlanta and beyond South Pickens (Photo: @GregOwens1984 via WSB-TV) Blairsville (Photo: @bigpaw01 via WSB-TV) Lawrenceville (Photo: @Janetfhanson via WSB-TV) Milton (Photo: @BeachDiva533 via WSB-TV) Douglas County (Photo: @lbwellery via WSB-TV) Rome Buckhead Woodstock
By Fiza Pirani
Dec 8, 2017

Several residents of metro Atlanta and beyond woke up to little snow Friday morning, but soft flurries quickly turned into heavy snowfall.

Explore» RELATED: Winter storm warning expands again; snow falls in metro Atlanta

Schools announced early dismissals, Georgia Power reported hundreds of outages and Atlanta traffic became disastrous as a mix of rain and snow clogged the roadways.

According to Channel 2 meteorologist Katie Walls, the mix of rain and snow is expected to turn into all snow Friday evening around 9 p.m.

Explore» RELATED: Rush hour comes early as snow descends on Atlanta

Amid the chaos, some Twitter users turned to humor. Others poked fun and recalled Atlanta’s lack of preparation during 2014’s Snowmageddon.

Here are some of the funny (and self-deprecating) tweets about Friday’s winter storm in metro Atlanta:

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