Fulton County Schools Make Decision on Winter Weather

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“Potentially unsafe road conditions” have propelled the Fulton County School System to cancel classes for Tuesday, Feb. 17, according to its Facebook page.

However, certain personnel are not exempt from that closure. All 235 and 220-day employees must report to work by 11 a.m., the system said.

Parents and students are encouraged to monitor local news media outlets and social media accounts for updates, the school system added.

Fulton County Schools’ decision follows the National Weather Service’s decision to include north Fulton County in its Winter Weather Advisory, which is set to expire at noon Tuesday.

According to NWS, residents under the advisory should expect:

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND .10 POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...RAIN AND SLEET.

* TIMING...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY RAIN LATER TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLY MIXING WITH LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICING ON ROADS...TREES AND POWER LINES IS LIKELY. DUE TO THE ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SOME SMALLER TREE LIMBS COULD COME DOWN. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM TUESDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S THIS EVENING AND WARMING INTO THE UPPER 30S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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