Cobb government said Wednesday afternoon that all county facilities will be closed starting at 5 a.m. Friday due to the winter storm.
Cobb County Manager Jackie McMorris issued the advisory to all staff, “emphasizing the priority of ensuring safety and reducing traffic on roadways as Cobb DOT works to clear and treat roads,” the county said in a release.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for North Georgia from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday, and the Cobb area could get two inches or more of snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain, or some combination.
In addition, Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Gregory Poole has issued an order closing the courthouse on Friday, with normal court operations scheduled to resume Monday morning. The only exception is Cobb Magistrate Court, which will maintain its 24/7 operations.
At this time, the Cobb County School District has not announced any closings of classes and activities for Friday.
The Cobb release said Cobb DOT crews will begin pretreating roads on Thursday, working in 12-hour shifts to treat 430 miles of roads.
“We’ll begin pre-treating the roads with a brine mixture on Thursday afternoon,” said Cobb DOT Deputy Director J.D. Lorens in the county release. “As the event progresses, we’ll switch to a sand-salt mixture to address icy conditions. Our team recently completed its annual inclement weather exercise and is prepared for whatever comes our way.”
Updates on Cobb’s response to the storm will be posted on this webpage.
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!
