Metro Atlanta is expected to get up to 1.5 inches of snow Tuesday morning as an arctic cold front moves through overnight. Up to 4 inches of snowfall is expected in North Georgia.
But for some fans attending Super Bowl week festivities on Monday evening, the threat of wintry weather was the least of their worries.
“We’ll be OK by the time the Super Bowl comes,” native Atlantan Tibin Titus said. “It’s only mid-week.”
He was one of hundreds who packed State Farm Arena about 7 p.m. Monday for Super Bowl Opening Night. The media event allows fans to meet Super Bowl players and coaches and get autographs.
Snow is expected to move into northwest Georgia by about 6 or 7 a.m., Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz said. By 9 a.m., the heart of metro Atlanta is expected to see a wintry mix turning to snow, leading to the possibility of slick roads as temperatures decrease throughout the day.
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To native Bostonian Chris Van Warte, Atlanta’s forecast is nothing, but fellow northerner Jim Walsh was a bit concerned.
“I’m a little worried of what tomorrow might bring,” Walsh said. The Chicagoan previously lived in Minnesota and has lived in Atlanta for 10 years. He worries the weather could keep fans from enjoying the festivities.
“That’s when you don’t want it to become a crapper,” he said.
Whatever the weather, MARTA plans on running Tuesday. Like everyone else, the agency is monitoring the weather and road conditions, it tweeted.
Late Monday, MARTA experienced minor delays with fans leaving the night’s event. Police activity delayed trains at Ashby station. The train station is just one stop west of the GWCC station, where fans will generally exit for Super Bowl events. The transit agency reported service had resumed normal service within a half hour.
Super Bowl Experience events inside the Georgia World Conference Center will continue from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, officials said.
Several metro Atlanta school districts have already canceled classes in anticipation of the storm. Gov. Brian Kemp closed state offices in several North Georgia counties including Fulton County, and the Georgia Senate canceled its Tuesday session.
Doug Jones lives in Atlanta, but is from Chicago, so he’s used to the wretched weather. Still, one thing is for certain: “If we get even an inch of snow, I’m not leaving the house,” he said.
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