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Here’s when snow will hit Gwinnett County on Tuesday

Icicles form on a fence on I-85 northbound near Old Peachtree Road exit in Gwinnett County in this January 2017 file photo.

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

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Icicles form on a fence on I-85 northbound near Old Peachtree Road exit in Gwinnett County in this January 2017 file photo.
By Amanda C. Coyne
Jan 16, 2018

Drivers should get off Gwinnett County roads for the night by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Channel 2 Action News Meteorologist Brad Nitz said.

Wintry precipitation is expected to begin in the county as early as 4 p.m.

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Rain, or a mix of rain and snow is expected to occur between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday. That will change to snow showers after 7 p.m., continuing through the early hours of Wednesday morning, Channel 2’s Brian Monahan said.

Not much accumulation is expected; Monahan forecasts between a dusting and half an inch of snow to fall in Gwinnett County by Wednesday.

We've got running coverage of the weather here and you can watch WSB's weather broadcast here.

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