Photos: 2016 winter storm in Georgia

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Photos: 2016 winter storm in Georgia

The weather system that is bringing the frigid weather is expected to dump as much as 2 inches of snow in metro Atlanta and more than a foot in higher elevations in north Georgia.

Ansley Olver shovels snow into a bucket at her home in Cumming on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Freezing rain, sleet and snow fell through Friday evening around different parts of the metro area and below freezing temperatures kept the snow around through the morning hours and in to the afternoon on Saturday. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

A cyclist tries to block the wind as he pedals down North Druid Hills in Atlanta on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Freezing rain, sleet and snow fell through Friday evening around different parts of the metro area and below freezing temperatures kept the snow around through the morning hours and in to the afternoon on Saturday. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Willow Fisher, 11, and her brother Jaxon, 6, slide down a snow covered hill in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Larry Sinkuler walks his dog Jezzabelle down Nesbit Ferry Road in Alpharetta as snow falls around her on Saturday, January 23, 2016. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Georgia Power contractor trucks make their way on I-985 in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

People play on a snow-covered hill in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Brittany Lumley slides down a snow covered hill in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Georgia Power crews work to restore power on Springhouse Valley Drive in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Kandi Fisher and her daughter Jalyn, 9, slide down a snow covered hill in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Kandi and Tom Fisher's dog Coco plays in the snow in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Willow Fisher, 11, plays in the snow in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Icicles formed on Springhouse Valley Drive in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Georgia Power contractor trucks make their way on I-985 in Rabun County on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Icicles formed on flags near Tallulah Gorge State Park on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Icicles formed near Tallulah Gorge State Park on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

I-985 was nearly empty near Tallulah Gorge State Park on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

GDOT truck spreads gravel and salt on I-985 northbound near Gainesville on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Vonnie Gay helps her granddaughter Jalyn Fisher, 9, to stand up as they play in the snow in Rabun County on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Kandi and Tom Fisher's dog Sophie plays in the snow in Rabun County on Saturday , January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Georgia Power crews work to restore power on Springhouse Valley Drive in Rabun County on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Icicles formed near Tallulah Gorge State Park on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Ellie Poe, 8, and her brother Owen, 6, play in the snow near Tallulah Gorge State Park on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Ellie Poe, 8, plays in the snow near Tallulah Gorge State Park on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Icicles formed near Tallulah Gorge State Park on Saturday morning, January 23, 2016. The winter storm that moved in Friday afternoon brought sleet and freezing rain across the metro area. Then came the snow, and late Friday night, more snow. And finally, temperatures hit the freezing mark. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 23, 2016 Cumming - A snow plow treats the access roads along GA400 in Cumming on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Freezing rain, sleet and snow fell through Friday evening around different parts of the metro area and below freezing temperatures kept the snow around through the morning hours and in to the afternoon on Saturday. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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Ansley Olver shovels snow into a bucket at her home in Cumming on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Freezing rain, sleet and snow fell through Friday evening around different parts of the metro area and below freezing temperatures kept the snow around through the morning hours and in to the afternoon on Saturday. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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