Snow in Atlanta: Live updates on approaching winter storm

A winter storm is bearing down on metro Atlanta and North Georgia on Friday.

Less snow than previously anticipated is expected, but the combination of rain and freezing temperatures could still make travel hazardous. Most parts of metro Atlanta could get hit with up to a quarter-inch of ice, according to the National Weather Service.

The Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, in effect from 5 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. It covers all of North Georgia from the Tennessee and North Carolina lines, south through metro Atlanta into Griffin and as far southwest as Heard County and southeast as Lincoln County.

Forecasts are still being fine-tuned. Projections call for metro Atlanta to get less than an inch of snow and for North Georgia to get up to 3 inches. Experts initially forecast up to 3 inches in the city with up to 6 or more in the northern half of the state.

Thursday is the last day to make any preparations, as government officials are urging the public to stay home Friday until Sunday.

Read on for live updates from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.