East Cobb Weather Alert: Black ice advisory issued for Tuesday

Cobb black ice advisory

The National Weather Service has issued an advisory about the chance of black ice into Tuesday morning in much of north Georgia as temperatures are headed below freezing following rain on Monday.

Temperatures in metro Atlanta and Cobb County could dip into the low 20s Monday night, and highs on Tuesday are expected only to be in the mid-30s, according to the NWS in Atlanta.

Cobb County Government issued a statement late Monday afternoon saying all of its offices will open Tuesday on a delayed basis, starting at 10 a.m.

The Cobb Board of Commissioners zoning hearing will start at 10:30 a.m. instead of the usual 9 a.m. time.

The Cobb and Douglas Public Health drive-up vaccine service at Jim Miller Park will be closed Tuesday, as that’s an outdoor set-up.

The statement also said that Cobb DOT road crews will arrive early and inspect the roads, treating any ice areas, and pre-treating bridges.

The Cobb County School District and most private schools in the East Cobb area are on winter break this week. Annual CCSD staffers will be working remotely Tuesday, according to a message the school district issued late Monday afternoon.

The message said that employees whose jobs require them to be on-site will be contacted by their supervisor.

The chance of rain Monday night is 100 percent, with between a quarter and a half inch possible in some areas.

Tuesday’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies, but it will be cold, and low temperatures Tuesday night also will be in the mid-20s.

The weather will get warmer as the week goes on, into the 50s by Thursday, but also with rain and subfreezing temperatures in the forecast Thursday night.

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