About an inch of snow fell on Atlanta on Tuesday, and the city is struggling to deal with the winter weather.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the light dusting of snow, and area schools sent students home early. Emory University closed down early at 1 p.m. because of the severe weather.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Cherokee County suspended school bus service for the evening because of the dangerous roads. If parents can't get to the schools to pick up their kids, they'll have to stay there overnight.
Traffic is a total mess — the snow has already caused hundreds of crashes and the interstates are gridlocked. Atlanta's mayor is telling residents to stay off the roads.
But still, the city is better prepared to handle snow than it was three years ago. CBS Atlanta reports that in 2011, a snow storm shut down the city for five days. Atlanta only had eight snow plows then, but now the city has 40.
People have been tweeting, Instagramming, and sending snow photos to local news stations, and we've compiled some of the best ones here.
NEW PIC: Truck slides trying to avoid another wrecked truck on snowy I-65 in Alabama http://t.co/mNerULb6ue - @APpic.twitter.com/wDmqaL98dW
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) January 28, 2014Some cute, some fun, some just bizarre.. but here's a look at some of your snow photos. http://t.co/XDgcTuzz98pic.twitter.com/XU5mcgeDgT
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) January 28, 2014If you're not stuck in traffic, this is what you should be doing today. #Stromwatchon2 (photo from @ajc) pic.twitter.com/cIMzlTUct8
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) January 28, 2014Great photo from East Cobb County #stormwatchon2pic.twitter.com/hCX8mhmktq
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) January 28, 2014From @JStricklandWSB: A snowy looking palm tree #stormwatchon2pic.twitter.com/hDExXv8NIA
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) January 28, 2014Ice, snow force city of #Griffin officials to shut down 6th Street Bridge. #stormwatchon2pic.twitter.com/OuUDbAWD8z
— Kerry Kavanaugh (@KerryKWSB) January 28, 2014This is what the roads look like right now. #wsbtv#stormwatchon2pic.twitter.com/ZoD3rj4Cwg
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) January 28, 2014Marta Bus stuck on the 5C exit ramp off 400 South. #StormWatchOn2 Passengers had to walk to the train station. pic.twitter.com/jSx29QxwOn
— Justin Crate (@WSBTVCameraMan) January 28, 2014Happened to walk outside with my neighbors, so many wrecks in our area, checking on these people now. #georgiasnowpic.twitter.com/n6EKvOf6L1
— Alice (@AFC_Alice) January 28, 2014