10 Years since Snowmageddon

(AP Photo/David Tulis; John Amis; Mike Stewart; David Tulis)

On Jan. 28, 2014, a winter storm paralyzed the Deep South and led to at least 13 deaths in the region. Known as “Snowmageddon” in Atlanta, the storm brought under three inches of snow to the metro area and caused a “rush hour from hell” in the city.

WABE Reporting

City Officials Again Defend Snowstorm Response

Michell Eloy | Jan. 29, 2014 | Full Story

How History Played a Role in Atlanta’s Storm Paralysis

Denis O’Hayer | Jan. 31, 2014 | Full Story

Atlanta Officials May Have To Dodge Some Snowballs

Rose Scott | Jan. 29, 2014 | Full Story

One More Day of Icy Roads for Metro Atlanta

John Lorinc | Jan. 30, 2014 | Full Story

Georgia government officials reflect on what they’ve learned since Snowmageddon

Jim Burress | Jan. 26, 2024 | Full Story

Weatherman Chesley McNeil talks navigating Atlanta through ‘Snowmageddon’ chaos 10 years ago

Lisa Rayam | Jan. 26, 2024 | Full Story

Audience Stories

Snow date…

Movie night at work…

Pushing cars…

“It was amazing”

“Utter chaos”

Home safe…

Dodging semis…

Working in the ER…

Photos

Brookhaven police monitor a car fire in a vehicle left overnight by a motorist who was stranded by impassable roads after winter weather moved through Georgia, pictured Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Brookhaven, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)
A man stands on the frozen roadway as he waits for traffic to clear along Interstate 75 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Macon, Ga. A winter storm dumped snow and covered parts of the state with ice. Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta’s snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
In this photo taken with a fisheye lens over the city’s perimeter highway known as “Spaghetti Junction,” the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm that slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots when motorists abandoned their vehicles creating massive traffic jams lasting through, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. While such amounts of accumulation barely quality as a storm in the north, it was enough to paralyze the Deep South. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
In this aerial photo, traffic is snarled along the I-285 perimeter north of the metro area after a winter snow storm, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta’s snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
Kevin Moore hands out water to a stranded motorist on Interstate 285 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Dunwoody, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta’s snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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