PHOTOS: Snow, sleet hit metro Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Snow, sleet hit metro Atlanta

Snow fell across Metro Atlanta on Friday. Most people stayed off the road and indulged in the fun of an infrequent snow storms. However, concerns of ice linger over the weekend.

A view of the Atlanta skyline at Jackson Street Bridge in Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025, with an American flag on an ATV in the foreground. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

People enjoy the snow at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A freeze warning sign is seen at an apartment complex in Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A view of the Atlanta skyline at Jackson Street Bridge in Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

People attempt to help a stuck vehicle in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Snow falls on Spring Street in Midtown Atlanta. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Snow falls on Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Snow falls on the Varsity restaurant in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta residents walk, run, and play in the snow inside Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A family takes photos in the snow in Piedmont Park. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Tim Covacs pushes his three year old daughter Grey down a hill in Piedmont Park. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Family's play in the snow inside Piedmont Park. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Atlanta skyline was blanketed in snow on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as a winter storm impacted metro Atlanta and North Georgia in the morning.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

ATV enthusiasts gather at Jackson Street Bridge in Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

An aerial image shows dozens of people enjoying the snow at Bessie Branham Park in Kirkwood on Friday, January 10, 2025. During the morning hours, a winter storm that passed over Metro Atlanta covered the city with snow.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A person walks through the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park entrance on Friday, January 10, as a winter storm blankets metro Atlanta in the morning, affecting North Georgia on the same day in 2025.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

The Atlanta city skyline is covered in snow from the Jackson Bridge on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as a winter storm covers metro Atlanta in the morning, impacting North Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Four year old Weusi Carroll (back) and four year old Parker Cheng ride down a hill on a sled in Piedmont Park. Friday, January 10, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Kennedy Waggoner, 12 (front), Lydia Bennett, 11, and Phoebe Bennett, 13, are seen having fun sledding at Bessie Branham Park in Kirkwood on Friday, January 10, 2025. During the morning hours, a winter storm that passed over Metro Atlanta covered the city with snow.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Dekalb County Firefighters are seen removing ice on Mclendon Ave and Clare Dr on Friday, January 10, 2025, as a winter storm covered metro Atlanta in the morning, impacting North Georgia.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Violet Whitfield of Decatur enjoyed sledding at McKoy Park on Friday, January 10, 2025. During the morning hours, a winter storm that passed over Metro Atlanta covered the city with snow.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Frances Cromer-Joy (10) smiiles as she sled down at Bessie Branham Park in Kirkwood on Friday, January 10, 2025. During the morning hours, a winter storm that passed over Metro Atlanta covered the city with snow.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

People are walking on Oakview Rd in Decatur as a winter storm covers metro Atlanta in the morning, impacting North Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Dozens of people are seen enjoying the snow at Bessie Branham Park in Kirkwood on Friday, January 10, 2025. During the morning hours, a winter storm that passed over Metro Atlanta covered the city with snow.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Pedestrians walk through snow in downtown Decatur on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A statue of civil rights activist and politician John Lewis is topped with snow in Decatur on Friday, January 10, 2025, as the flag remains at half mast following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Vehicles get stuck in the snow on Old Snellville Hwy, Friday, January 10, 2025, in Lawrenceville. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Vehicles drive in the snow on Scenic Hwy, Friday, January 10, 2025, in Lawrenceville. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Emelia Furman, 16, slides on a snow covered hill as her father Ward Furman pushes her in Alexander Park, Friday, January 10, 2025, in Lawrenceville. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Snow falls on neighborhoods in Snellville, Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Lexo Bousquet, 16, walks through Decatur Square on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A Georgia DOT plow truck scrapes snow on Scenic Hwy, Friday, January 10, 2025, in Lawrenceville. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Vehicles get stuck in the snow on Old Snellville Hwy, Friday, January 10, 2025, in Lawrenceville. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Lisa and Steve Sperling walk their dog Lacey in the snow, Friday, January 10, 2025, Snellville. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Dan Rose walks through downtown Decatur on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Snow falls on neighborhoods in Snellville, Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Kris Vollenweider holds her daughter Addie, 7, as she decorates their a snowman, Friday, January 10, 2025, Snellville. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Emory student Cecil Wakefield, 20, builds a snowman in Decatur Square in Decatur on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Esther Zikas and her daughter Daphne, 1, build a snowman in downtown Decatur on Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Automobiles drive in the snow on Old Milton Parkway, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Alpharetta, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Automobiles drive in the snow near the Peachtree Corners bridge on Peachtree Parkway, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Snow begins to cover the chairs near the fountain in downtown Alpharetta, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Alpharetta, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Snow begins to fall as an automobile drives on Commerce Street toward Alpharetta City Hall, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Alpharetta, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Residents walk in the snow on Commerce Street in downtown Alpharetta, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Alpharetta, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

An automobile drives through the snow on South Main Street, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Alpharetta, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A man walks in the snow along Old Milton Parkway, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Alpharetta, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Snow falls on neighborhoods in Snellville, Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. The combination of snow and rain with freezing temperatures could cause trouble on the roads. Across the metro area, up to a quarter-inch of ice is projected, according to the National Weather Service. Government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Snow begins to fall on Commerce Street near Alpharetta City Hall, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Alpharetta, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Snow begins to fall on the Georgia State Capitol building in Downtown Atlanta. Friday, January 10, 2024 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Beltline in the Old Fourth Ward had turned white as the snow began falling more heavily. Only a few joggers and pedestrians were out near the Krog Street section of the trail. (Mike Esterl / AJC)

Neighborhood children make a large snowman, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Snow covers metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Logan Balick, 9, throw a snow ball at his father Andrew Balick (not pictured) in their neighborhood, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Snow covers metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Birdie, a golden retriever, owned by Ben Lester, runs in the snow in their neighborhood, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Snow begins to cover metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Snow plows clear roads in midtown Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Allison Schein / AJC)

Wintry mix creates harzardous driving conditions on Georgia 44 just south of Lake Oconee in northern Putnam County, about 8 miles south of I-20, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.)

Grover Powell, age two, rides his bike in the snow in Norcross, Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

A snowman is displayed in a neighborhood in Norcross, Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Snow plows clear the road early in the morning in Norcross, Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Snow plows clear the road early in the morning in Norcross, Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Neighbors Steve Fairbank (left), Dan Hesketh (center), Maria Hesketh, Lily Fairbank, and Bagel (the dog) sled in Norcross, Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Kimani Mustafa sleds down a neighborhood road in Norcross, Georgia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC).

Dylan Barrow, 8, catches some air while sledding with her family in the Lindmoor Woods neighborhood of Decatur on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Photo by Ben Gray ben@bengray.com

A family walks through the Lindmoor Woods neighborhood of Decatur looking for the perfect spot to sled Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

After snow fell in the area, a man runs down Jones Bridge Circle, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Snow covers metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Atlanta residents crash their sled at Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025. Two inches of snow fell on the Midtown area and Atlanta residents took advantage of it by sledding, throwing snowballs and building snowmen. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

A young boy sleds at Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025. Two inches of snow fell on the Midtown area and Atlanta residents took advantage of it by sledding, throwing snowballs and building snowmen. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

James Morgan skis at Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025. Two inches of snow fell on the Midtown area and Atlanta residents took advantage of it by sledding, throwing snowballs and building snowmen. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

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Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

A view of the Atlanta skyline at Jackson Street Bridge in Atlanta on Friday, January 10, 2025, with an American flag on an ATV in the foreground. Snow is covering metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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