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Metro Atlanta Schools Announce Closures As Winter Weather Hits

January 16th, 2018

Another snow day looms for metro Atlanta.

Mike Stewart / Associated Press

Snow started falling Tuesday night in the Atlanta area, where many school districts already have announced early dismissal times and cancellations ahead of the wintry weather.

A steady snowfall was coming down on the normally bustling Interstate 75 corridor leading from Atlanta through its northwest suburbs and beyond. About 15 miles northwest of the city, the snow was forcing cars on the interstate to slow considerably amid scattered fender benders.

Atlanta-area schools began announcing closures Tuesday night. They include:

Atlanta Public Schools
Cobb County Schools
Fulton County Schools
DeKalb County Schools
Gwinnett County Schools
Henry County Schools
Carroll County Schools
Coweta County Schools
Fayette County Schools
Clayton County Schools
Cherokee County Schools
Marietta City Schools
Rome City Schools
Douglas County Schools
Paulding County Schools
Monroe County Schools
Atlanta Technical College
Clark Atlanta University
Dalton State College
Emory University
Georgia State University
Georgia Tech
Gwinnett Technical College
Kennesaw State University
Morehouse College
Morehouse School of Medicine
Spelman College
The University of West Georgia

The University of Georgia announced it will delay opening the Athens campus until noon.

Cobb County announced a delay for “normal government operations” until 10 a.m. Wednesday. City of Atlanta has opened another warming center in the face of bitterly cold temperatures.

The City will open a third emergency overflow warming center at the Grant Park Recreation Center at 9:00 p.m. tonight. The center is located at 537 Park Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30312.

— City of Atlanta, GA (@Cityofatlanta) January 17, 2018

Ryan Willis, a meteorologist for the National Water Service based in Peachtree City, said the forecast calls for 1 to 1.5 inches of snow to fall in the metropolitan Atlanta area through Wednesday morning, with localized higher amounts.

WSB-TV reports that the Georgia Department of Transportation was treating roads with a salt solution hours before the first snowflake fell.

We're monitoring the forecast and will keep you posted on any changes to operations here and on https://t.co/Pj9BqTN2kX.

Anyone limited by the impact of winter weather should make alternate arrangements with instructors and/or supervisors as necessary. pic.twitter.com/LxloWD4RWU

— Georgia Tech (@GeorgiaTech) January 16, 2018