Tuesday school closingsChattooga CountyDade CountyFannin CountyGrundy CountyRhea CountySequatchie CountyWalker CountyWhitfield CountyCatoosa County will dismiss elementary schools at 1 p.m., secondary schools will dismiss at 1:30 p.m., and student drivers will be dismissed after the buses leave at 1:30 p.m., or they may ride the bus home.Hamilton County schools will dismiss at 10:15 a.m. for 7:15 a.m. start, 11 a.m. dismissal for 8-8:30 a.m. start, noon dismissal for 9 a.m. startUTC cancels classes after 10 a.m.
Snow blanketing the Chattanooga and North Georgia areas is expected to continue throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.
In Chattanooga’s lower elevations, there is an expected 1 to 2 inches of snow, with as much as 3 inches of accumulation in the higher elevations, said Greg Cole, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Morristown, Tenn. The area is under a winter weather advisory until 4 a.m. Wednesday and it is still unclear if the snow will turn into rain at some point today, he said.
“That’s the prickly part of the forecast,” Mr. Cole said. “The models are showing the temperatures going up, but that’s not really panning out right now.”
He said if Chattanooga’s snow turns to rain, it should happen between noon and 2 p.m.
Jessica Fieux, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Ga., said parts of Whitfield County have as much as an inch of accumulation already, causing the North Georgia winter weather advisory to be upgraded to a winter storm warning.
“We have the snow ending by midnight or 1 a.m.,” she said. “We may not dry out today with the snow, and if the roadways continue to stay wet … we could see some icy roadways.”
Temperatures should be into the high 40s Wednesday, with a possibility for flurries, Ms. Fieux said.
Bradley County Schools, City stay open
City and County schools remain in session. Both say there are no plans yet for early dismissal.
Matthew Casson, spokesman for the Bradley County EMA, says the prediction is for the snow to turn to rain somewhere around 11 a.m. and hopes streets are in good shape by commute times.
Meanwhile the Bradley County Emergency Medical Service reports numerous wrecks but nothing serious.
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