It will be bitingly cold for a little while longer — but no more wintry precipitation is expected for metro Atlanta.
As much as two inches of snow and a tenth of an inch of ice fell across the metro area Saturday morning, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologists. Sporadic power outages, icy patches of road and downed trees were reported throughout the day but, for the most part, a winter weather advisory covering most of north Georgia expired at 1 p.m. without major issues. A wind advisory brought gusts consistently in excess of 30 miles per hour, but was likewise expected to expire at 7 p.m.
Temperatures in Atlanta were forecast to drop to 28 degrees by 11 p.m., but with no new precipitation expected, the possibility for ice is minimal, Channel 2’s Katie Walls said.
“For the most part the roads are pretty dry, thanks to the wind today,” Walls said.
Downed trees and power lines were reported throughout Saturday in Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb counties, among others. At 5 p.m., Georgia Power and Georgia EMC reported a total of about 5,700 customers affected by outages throughout the north and middle parts of the state. More than 1,500 of those were in Fulton County.
Metro Atlantans will wake up Sunday to lows in the 20s — and wind chills even lower — before temperatures climb as high as 48 degrees.
In the north Georgia mountains, where snowfall was much heavier and temperatures were not expected to climb above freezing, a winter weather advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. Sunday. No additional precipitation is expected, but the probability of re-freezing is more significant.
Four to six inches of snow accumulated Saturday in Rabun County, where the Georgia Department of Transportation continued to urge residents to avoid driving despite reports of main highways being mostly clear. Throughout the region, the snow and strong winds felled numerous trees, knocking out power lines and blocking roads.
—Staff writer Alan Judd contributed to this article
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