Power outages soar, significant ice accumulations expected across metro Atlanta as winter storm evolves

Midtown Atlanta is shown from the 17th Street Bridge on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Patrick Saunders/WABE)

This story was updated on Friday, Jan. 10 at 8:44 p.m.

After weeks of anticipation and planning, a winter storm hit Atlanta before sunrise on Friday, blanketing the city in snow and canceling school, flights and more.

Significant ice accumulations are expected across metro Atlanta through Friday evening and overnight into Saturday as wintry mix transitions to freezing rain, according to the latest National Weather Service update around 5 p.m. The NWS is cautioning that through early Saturday there will be “dangerous to impossible driving conditions.”

(Courtesy of NWS Atlanta)