It takes a fraction of that to get residents in the South into emergency mode. Sometimes, it doesn’t even have to snowjust the possibility of wintry weather is enough for a partial shutdown.
“Wintry precipitation possible” early this week, the National Weather Service in Atlanta said.
The weather service issued a winter storm watch for North Georgia, warning of potential snow and ice accumulation on the roads.
A new Graphicast has been posted! pic.twitter.com/T8wGRh3xWq
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Based on the bread aisle at Publix, you'ld think we were going to have a snow storm or something.
At the hardware store buying ice melt and other supplies in case we lose power during the predicted ice storm. #ARwx
CNN’s Carma Hassan contributed to this report.
