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Here's why Atlanta freaks out when a little snow is in the forecast.
The 2-inch "blizzard" of 2014 shut down the entire city. Some people spent the night in their cars after everybody tried leaving early at the same time when snow started falling in the afternoon. I was one of them. Here are some photos from that very long trip home.
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Traffic in the Perimeter area in the afternoon of Jan. 28, 2014:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
We didn't get very far. The road conditions didn't seem that terrible, actually. It was the huge tractor trailers that slid into each other, creating impassable barricades that had us all bunking on the highway:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Nothing like waking up to the sight of traffic that hasn't budged all night. Actually I don't remember sleeping much:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Curiously enough we were stuck within shouting distance of the Weather Channel's headquarters. It felt kind of fitting:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Once we started moving we passed lots of abandoned cars on Cobb Parkway:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Marietta's most famous landmark all snowbound:
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
When we finally made it home I didn't leave for about three days.
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
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