Updated Saturday, 5:05 p.m.:
The Cobb County School District has announced that all classes and activities are canceled on Monday. Here’s the full statement:
This decision follows an update from the National Weather Service issued Saturday afternoon, as well as from the Governor’s office, which forecasts dangerous conditions for Monday morning. They anticipate the possibility of significant ice accumulation, dangerous driving conditions, high winds, and dangerously low temperatures.
While all schools and district offices are closed, annual operational staff should consult theReporting to Work on Inclement Weather Days directionsfrom Human Resources or your supervisor. In any case, no team member should attempt to report to work if the route is unsafe.
We will continue to monitor conditions and share updates as needed on Monday.
Stay tuned to CTLS Parent, your school’s website, and our social media feeds for the very latest updates.
Original post, 1:40 p.m.
We’re going to keep everything related to Saturday’s ice storm coverage on this post. More recent information will be posted at the top; please scroll down for more detailed information on closings, the forecast, etc.
Let us know what’s going on in your area—e-mail us at editor@eastcobbnews.com or text/call 404-219-4278.
For the time being, the National Weather Service is forecasting that the Cobb area can expect to get between a quarter-inch to a half-inch of ice accumulations.
Many businesses closed Saturday altogether, and just about everything scheduled for Sunday—including church worship services—are canceled or are going online.
Cobb government, as we noted Friday, will be closed through Monday, including courts. The Cobb County School District has not updated its notice on Thursday that it will be making a decision about Monday classes and activities until Sunday afternoon.
Related coverage:
- Cobb added to ice storm warning as road preparations begin
- East Cobb closings/cancelations: Government, churches, businesses, events
- Cobb school district cancels weekend extracurricular activities
- Cobb included in winter storm watch area; Ga. emergency declared
The latest weather conditions
Here’s the full local weather forecast for the coming days.
Winds are already gusting too, up to 25 mph in some places locally, according to the NWS, hastening the chance of downed trees and power lines.
The rain/freezing rain will continue through Saturday night and into early Sunday, with a 100 percent, chance, and Saturday’s low around 30.
Sunday’s high will be only in the high 30s, with a 70-100 percent chance of rain/freezing rain. That will taper off to a 40 percent chance Saturday night, with lows dropping into the high 20s.
That’s the danger zone in the forecast, going into Monday morning. Although the sun will return on Monday, the high may not go above freezing, and low temperatures when you wake up could be in the teens. Wind chills could make conditions feel below zero.
Residents should have finalized plans for sheltering in place at least through Monday, with enough food and water for a few days, as well as extra blankets and related measures to stay warm should the power go out.
In case of power outages . . .
Utility companies also have set up outage channels to provide information and take outage reports from customers.
Here’s the link to Georgia Power’s storm center; and here’s the link to Cobb EMC’s storm center.
East Cobb News will have a new post on Sunday as the storm comes through, and as we are able to update should there be power outages affecting us as well.
More church closings
We included some churches in a post above that announced Friday they were canceling or holding services online, and since then we’ve heard from a few more. If there are online services, check the church website, Facebook or YouTube channels for times and details:
- Chattahoochee Baptist Church—Sunday service canceled
- Cumberland Community Church—Sunday in-person services canceled; online service at 10 a.m.
- Chestnut Ridge Christian Church—Sunday in-person service canceled; online worship at 11 a.m.
- Mt. Zion UMC—Sunday services canceled; 11 a.m. live online worship (unless there’s a power outage)
- Catholic Church of St. Ann—Sunday and Monday Masses canceled
- Eastminster Presbyterian Church—Sunday services canceled
- Eastside Church—Sunday services canceled
- Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church—Sunday activities canceled
- Faith Lutheran Church—Sunday activities canceled
- Episcopal Church of the Annunciation—Sunday and Monday activities canceled
- Piedmont Road Church of Christ—Sunday services canceled
- Mount Paran Church of God North—Sunday services canceled
- Grace Resurrection Methodist Church—Sunday service canceled
- Zion Baptist Church–Sunday services and activities canceled
Get Our Free E-Mail Newsletter!
Every Sunday we round up the week’s top headlines and preview the upcoming week in the East Cobb News Digest. Click here to sign up and you’re good to go!
