Snowfall that stopped almost as soon as it began prompted several North Georgia school systems to close early Monday afternoon.
School systems in Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield and Murray counties shut down between noon and 1 p.m. Monday, along with Chickamauga and Dalton city schools.
“We saw some snow flurries across Northwest Georgia this morning,” said Laura Griffith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Ga. “There was a brief period of a light dusting. Nothing more than snow flurries had accumulated — we’re not talking road closings or anything.”
Officials in most of those school systems said they would decide overnight whether to cancel today’s classes. According to Dade County Superintendent Patty Priest, her schools will reopen today unless any major weather system moves in overnight.
After she saw snow flurries Monday morning, Ms. Priest said the decision became collaborative with Catoosa and Walker counties. But the weather took another interesting turn.