News
News

Snow in metro Atlanta: 'Slight icing' in Alpharetta

By Rodney Thrash
Feb 24, 2015

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety spokesman George Gordon emailed this statement:

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety is advising motorists to use caution in the City of Alpharetta for the roadway areas of Rucker Road, Mid Broadwell Road, Milton Avenue and generally roadways on the west side of the city. Slight icing has started to occur. Alpharetta public works personnel are working to treat the impacted areas. Please use caution when driving, slow down, keep distance between vehicles and be alert for roadway work crews.

A wintry mix of sleet, rain and snow began falling across the northern suburbs around 4 a.m. Tuesday, while snow was reported across the mountain counties. Drivers are urged to check current traffic conditions  before leaving home. Read the full story and forecast.

About the Author

Rodney Thrash is the morning breaking news coach for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has been with the paper since November 2013.

More Stories

Keep Reading

Blue heron are just one of the hundreds of kinds of animals and plants that call the Okefenokee Swamp home. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Is the Okefenokee World Heritage material? Scientists are trying to find out.

International scientists visited the Okefenokee Swamp to help determine whether the refuge inside it belongs on the prestigious World Heritage List.

Ex-PSC candidate took notebook of Georgia Power trade secrets, police say

A warrant alleges former Public Service Commission candidate Patty Durand placed a booklet of Georgia Power trade secret information into her purse and left a hearing room.

The Latest

The housing model in Atlanta has drawn praise, but there are questions about whether it reaches those who need it most.

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

A.M. ATL: Very Dickensian

A.M. ATL: For I was hungry

A.M. ATL: New mystery project

Featured

Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

Despite a $14.6 billion surplus, state leaders say they can’t bail out SNAP

The federal government says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money Nov. 1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says there is nothing the state can do.

Husband of child services director fled DUI crash with kids in truck, GSP says

Authorities say the husband of Georgia's child protective services director had a blood alcohol level 4 times the legal limit when he left a crash with two kids in his truck.

Kirby Smart: LSU coaches ‘borrow’ offices, adds context to Brian Kelly firing

Georgia coach Kirby Smart understands the pressure at LSU, and how that combined with playoff expectations led to Brian Kelly being fired despite a .708 win percentage.