Travel problems could extend into metro Atlanta.Ī mixture of ice and up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) of snow is expected in Atlanta, according to an advisory issued Saturday by the National Weather Service. That region faced predictions of a quarter-inch (0.6 centimeters) of ice or more on trees and power lines, which could lead to days without electricity.Ī winter storm warning extended from just north of metro Atlanta to Arkansas in the west and upstate New York in the north, covering parts of at least 14 states including Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
“We’re selling everything you might expect: sleds, but also salt, shovels and firewood,” Wagler said from Abbeville Hardware on Friday. Travis Wagler said he hadn't seen such a run on supplies at his Abbeville, South Carolina, hardware store in at least two winters. The eastern part of the state is forecasted to see wind gusts of up to 70 mph (113 kph). With lows predicted in the 20s across a wide area, any precipitation could freeze, making driving difficult if not hazardous. Parts of Tennessee could get as much as a foot (30 centimeters) of snow, forecasters said, and northern Mississippi and the Tennessee Valley region of Alabama could receive light snow accumulations. In North Carolina, some store shelves were stripped bare of essentials including bread and milk. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency and urged people to take the approaching storm seriously.
In Virginia, where a blizzard left thousands of motorists trapped on clogged highways earlier this month, outgoing Gov. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (Brynn Anderson) Januat 7:16 pm EST By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFFREY COLLINSĪTLANTA - (AP) - Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put a big part of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers scoured store shelves for storm supplies and crews raced to treat highways and roads as a major winter storm approached from the Midwest. A winter storm is headed south that could effect much of Georgia through Sunday.
Winter Weather Georgia A tractor sits in front of a pile of salt used to create a brine that will help clear road of ice and snow ahead of a winter storm at the GDOT's Maintenance Activities Unit location on Friday, Jan.
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