Some light accumulated snow began to fall in East Cobb late Sunday morning and into the afternoon, and as slushy roads were in the process of freezing.
A winter storm sweeping through the South has left several inches of snow in the mountains of North Georgia, but in metro Atlanta the conditions vary.
While roads are passable for now and there are no major issues on the roads, Cobb officials are urging the public to avoid travel if possible today.
Temperatures are hovering just above freezing, but are expected to drop into the high 20s Sunday night and into Monday morning.
As the winter storm approached, high winds were knocking down trees and power lines in parts of the county, Cobb spokesman Ross Cavitt said in a social media posting.
He was standing at the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road and Lassiter Road, one of three intersections in the county where the traffic signal is out.
Cavitt said there’s a power outage in the area, prompting the traffic signal to be flashing in all directions.
That’s one of 21 traffic signals in the county that are flashing or are out.
Sprucebough Drive, located off Johnson Ferry Road, is closed due to trees falling on power lines, a Cobb government message said right before noon.
Cobb EMC is reporting that there are more than 1,000 customers without electricity in the Sandy Plains-Shallowford area, with service restoration estimated for later Sunday afternoon.
(Here’s the Cobb EMC outage tracker.)
The Georgia Power outage map isn’t showing any service issues in the East Cobb area for the time being.
A winter weather advisory remains in place for Cobb until midnight Monday, but a high wind warning continues until 2 p.m. today.
Winds today have been in the 10-15 mph range, according to the National Weather Service, but the wind could reach gusts up to 30 mph in some places.
A wind advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Monday.
According to the National Weather Service, there’s an 80 percent chance of rain, sleet and snow Sunday. Tonight the precipitation will fall to 30 percent, with lows dropping into the high 20s.
Monday will be partly sunny with highs in the high 30s and lows in the mid 20s.
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