As roads are clearing around Cobb County on Monday, many activities and business will be back to usual on Tuesday.
The Cobb County School District announced late Monday morning that all Tuesday classes and activities will resume as scheduled.
The same goes for Marietta City Schools and most private schools.
The district said in a statement that “after overnight monitoring of our schools and consultation with Cobb Emergency Services, conditions are expected to be safe for travel and school tomorrow.”
Cobb County government said that all major reads Cobb DOT crews have been treating and monitoring are open, but that “residents are urged to use caution on neighborhood and secondary roads, as road temperatures across the county remain below freezing.”
If you do get out today—and you’re asked to avoid travel if possible—use caution on neighborhood streets and in parking lots which may have some ice and in particular black ice.
Cobb DOT said the storm caused some falling power lines and trees, and that 29 trees around the county blocking roads had to be removed.
All Cobb government offices, including courts and libraries, also will resume their regular schedules Tuesday.
The rain from Winter Storm Fern ended mid-evening on Sunday but temperatures dropped into the 20s overnight, and Monday’s high is only around freezing.
Winds also are high on Monday, with gusts as high as 30 mph. A cold weather advisory will be in effect in Cobb from 8 p.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Tuesday.
The sun will remain this week but it will continue to be cold, with Monday’s lows possibly falling into the low teens and Tuesday’s high in the high 30s.
For more local weather details, click here.
Reported power outages in the East Cobb area were rare and sporadic; Cobb EMC is reporting a few outages near the Catholic Church of St. Ann and in the East Piedmont Road area and has sent crews with an estimated restoration time of mid-afternoon Monday.
If you have any other information or photos/videos to share of storm damage, get in touch: editor@eastcobbnews.com.
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