What’s being called Winter Storm Izzy was approaching Georgia Saturday morning, and the National Weather Service expanded its winter weather advisory to include most of Cobb County and metro Atlanta.
The advisory begins at 10 p.m. Sunday and continues until midnight Monday as North Georgia braces for snow, sleet, ice and other winter weather.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency for most of North Georgia.
The advisory, which was issued at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, says there’s an expectation of up to 2 inches of accumulated snow and up to two-tenths of an inch of ice accumulation during that time.
High winds also will be a factor, with gusts predicted of up to 40 mph in some areas.
The Cobb area is likely to get precipitation on Sunday morning. As a result, many churches have cancelled in-person services and will be worshipping online.
As noted previously, Cobb DOT will begin pre-treating selected roads, bridges and overpasses in the county starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, and will have around-the-clock shifts through Monday to respond to any serious road issues.
Citizens are advised to be off the roads before 6 p.m. Saturday and to avoid unnecessary travel after that.
The high Saturday is expected to reach into the high 40s, but temperatures will drop near freezing Saturday night.
Sunday’s high is expected to be in the mid 30s, with a 90 percent chance of a wintry mix.
Sunday’s low will dip into the high 20s.
Monday will be clear and sunny, but with highs also in the low 40s and lows in the mid 20s.
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