LIVE UPDATES: Over an inch of accumulation of snow, roads getting covered

ATLANTA — The winter storm that Severe Weather Team 2 has been tracking all week is now making its way into north Georgia.

Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says the Winter Storm Warning has been adjusted to start at 5 a.m. That’s two hours earlier than originally issued.

“In general, the message is still the same,” Nitz said. “The significant impacts will be from snow, sleet and freezing rain.”

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The significant impacts will be snow, sleet and freezing rain.

It may become difficult to impossible to travel in some areas and power outages are possible.

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7:44 a.m.

The snow is picking up in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. Channel 2′s Michael Seiden is on Buford Road in Cumming, Georgia where giant flakes of snow are coming down.

7:30 a.m.

Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says at least an inch of snow has accumulated for parts of the metro.

Channel 2′s Michele Newell is reporting from Cobb County, where the snow has covered Windy Hill Road in Marietta. Please remember to stay off the roads if travel isn’t necessary.

7:00 a.m.

Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz just drove to our studios and says the roads are getting covered in snow in midtown Atlanta. The accumulation will pick up as we head through the morning.

6:31 a.m.

The snow is picking up across metro Atlanta now. Our WSB-TV studios is getting snow in midtown Atlanta and our Skyline camera is also showing snow in downtown Atlanta.

6:15 a.m.

Channel 2 Action News viewers are sending videos and photos of the sleet and snow along west Georgia. So far, we’ve gotten videos from folks in Carroll County, Troup County and other western counties.

6:00 a.m.

Meteorologist Brian Monahan says some accumulation is happening in Lamar County, which is under a winter weather advisory.

5:30 a.m.

The sleet that Channel 2′s Darryn Moore saw in Carroll County is now turning to snow.

Meanwhile in other parts of metro Atlanta, we’re getting reports of ice starting to form with the road temperatures getting colder. Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields is watching out for slick spots that may develop quickly this morning.

The main roads have been treated. It’s the secondary roads to look for.

5:05 a.m.

4:59 a.m.

The winter storm warning is now in effect.

4:48 a.m.

Channel 2 viewers in Newnan and Tyrone are starting to report sleet falling in their yards.

4:36 a.m.

Channel 2′s Darryn Moore is in Carroll County, where he is starting to see some freezing rain in the area. Channel 2′s Ashli Lincoln is in Douglas County, where she is also starting to see some sleet along the Fairburn Road area.

4:29 a.m.

Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields is keeping an eye on Interstate 20 on the Georgia-Alabama state line and spotted a few flakes falling on the Georgia Department of Transportation cameras.

4:18 a.m.

Monahan says while the snow and sleet is moving in, the air is still dry for most of north Georgia and that’s why you aren’t seeing anything hit the ground yet. That will change as the morning progresses.

4:05 a.m.

FlightAware shows that nearly 500 flights have been canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The winter storm that is now moving into Georgia caused issues in Texas and Oklahoma. The most flight cancellations are Southwest, whose headquarters are in Dallas, Texas.

3:48 a.m.

The snow and sleet is starting to move into parts of north Georgia. Meteorologist Eboni Deon says most areas will start with snow and transition more to a wintry mix by late morning or early afternoon. The roads will rapidly change over the next few hours.

3:00 a.m.

Meteorologist Brian Monahan says the moisture is now moving into the cold air that is in place across north Georgia. Monahan says we will see several transitions between precipitation types as we go through the day.

2:27 a.m.

8:27 p.m.

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