Atlanta residents woke up to sunny skies, icy roads, single-digit wind chills and a second day of widespread school and office closings on Wednesday after a winter storm blanketed the city in snow for the second time in two weeks.
Due to Tuesday's winter weather, Georgia's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has 350 total delays and 277 total cancelations as of Wednesday morning. The 350 delays include any flights within, into, or out of the airport. The total cancelations include 112 out of Atlanta and 158 into Atlanta.
Georgia is about to begin to thaw out from the winter storm and freezing temperatures, but that doesn't mean the threat of ice is behind us just yet.
The snow may be over in north Georgia, but dropping temperatures in the next few hours will lead to dangerous conditions on metro Atlanta's roads and potential power outages.
Winter Storm Watch Tuesday AM - Wednesday AM for approximately 1-3 inch snowfall accumulation. It's important to note that the heavier snow will be in our southern counties and middle Georgia, less snow falls farther north. I'll be fine tuning the forecast live on Channel 2. pic.twitter.com/6Ws0SGPfkh
The transit agency said rail service was operating on its weekday schedule and mobility services were being scaled back to prioritize “pre-booked life-sustaining medical trips.”
A big matchup in women's college basketball has been moved back a day due to the Gulf Coast storm. The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks were set to host No. 5 LSU on Thursday, but due to travel issues for the Tigers the game will now tip off Friday night at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
A major winter storm slammed the US Gulf Coast Tuesday, blanketing parts of a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather with record-breaking snowfall.
On Wednesday morning, the Augusta Regional Airport pushed the closure back after closing down as a winter storm moved through the region.
ATLANTA — A rare winter storm swept across the northern Gulf Coast, leaving a fresh blanket of snow visible from space. Satellite imagery from January 22 highlights the snowpack in white, with darker areas to the north indicating regions that missed the snowfall.