Georgia ice storm caused thousands of power outages
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An ice storm left wintery mixes in its path across Georgia. Here's how much ice, sleet, and freezing rain was recorded in Atlanta, Augusta, and Athens.
Georgians nervously await a severe winter storm coming to the state. As severe weather and grid issues occasionally leave parts of Georgia without electricity, residents have several tools they can use to check power outage status and track restoration efforts from their phones or computers.
An ice storm warning and winter storm watch are in effect as forecasters warn ice may be the biggest threat across Georgia. Here's what to know.
Roughly a million power outages were reported on Jan. 25 as a massive winter storm raged across the country, bringing "catastrophic" ice accumulation that downed power lines and created treacherous road conditions.
The storm began to lash the central and southern parts of the country with snow on Saturday and the Northeast on Sunday. Meteorologists said to expect heavy snow, sleet and freezi