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We spotted snow falling in Jasper,
GA as this Arctic blast hits our state,
impacting everybody with
dangerously cold weather.
State officials warning stay home if you can.
The winter weather leaving 10s of
thousands of people without power,
stranding thousands at the airport,
now contributing to chaos as trees
are falling around the metro.
Speaking of falling,
the temperatures have fall in and
the winds are starting to pick up.
It's gonna lead to dangerous wind
chills around our forecast area.
How long will this last?
I'll let you know in the full
forecast straight ahead.
And the good news is the interstates
have been pretty quiet for you
as we take a live look showing
you're downtown connector.
Got a few folks
out and about with the roads are
drying up thanks to the wind and
thanks to G dot they did one heck of
a job there clearing those roads,
getting that brine out there.
So hopefully we're going to
stay in pretty good shape here.
As we look at some video,
those brine trucks that were rolling,
they started about 48 hours ago,
took care of the North metro area,
the South side and even downtown.
So with that brine solution down and
with the roads starting to dry up,
hopefully we're going to be in good shape,
but we're certainly going to be
here to keep checking just in case
some black ice starts to form.
Cheryl, it is a
busy morning, this weather leading
to some dangerous conditions
even for people inside homes.
We have seen falling trees
throughout the metro,
especially in this last hour.
Jerry Carnes is live for us in Atlanta.
With a look.
Good morning, Cheryl.
Back behind me, you see the police
response in the Georgia Power response
to a section of Joseph E Lowery Blvd.
That is now closed off due to what
you might be able to see in the dark.
Right over there, a tree that has
fallen across Joseph E Lowery Blvd.
taking down power lines.
You can see utility poles.
They're leaning.
This is a situation that is going
to take a while to clean up.
No damage to any homes here.
Police tell us, however, no electricity here.
And that means no heat on this.
Very, very.
Called mourning over on Holly St.
that's where Takisha Johnson had
a situation where a tree fell,
a limb poking right through the roof
of her home into a bedroom above
where her child had been sleeping.
She was very shaken when we talked to
her a little bit earlier this morning.
This what happened right here.
My child was laying in the bed.
I had to drag off the bed and make
sure you know she wasn't hurt.
Yes, very thankful.
Very thankful. I am.
I am at this time just waiting
on that help to come by so we
can get everything situated.
Again, her child is OK now,
staying with Grandma.
Meantime, a lot of power out here,
a lot of homes without power
here along Joseph E Lowery Blvd.
With a tree down,
taking down power lines,
utility poles, leaning,
it's going to take a while to clean up.
Wow. And you and those power crews,
they're working in the cold.
We're seeing trees uprooting
all over the metro.
This video into The Newsroom
less than 15 minutes ago.
This is Coweta County,
the tree falling while people were
sleeping inside their home on Saint Clair St.
in Noonan. Two people were hurt,
one of them rushed to the hospital.
Crews were on the scene right now,
trying to secure the power lines there.
All right, time now is 652.
Here's what's happening now.
Power outages causing bigger problems.
Kind of overall,
10s of thousands of people across
the state are in the dark and cold.
Take a look at this live
update map from Georgia Power.
All of those dots representing more
than 50,000 outages in the metro.
EMCC reporting more than
19,000 customers without power.
That's down about 4000 since our last report,
but all of these outages are extending
into northern parts of the state.
For both companies, even without power,
there are ways to try to keep
that warm air in your home.
Keep your blinds and curtains shut,
close off rooms to avoid wasting heat,
and you can put towels or rags
under the cracks under the doors,
especially exterior doors.
And of course, wear layers inside
if you need a warm place to go.
Remember, dozens of warming shelters
are open across the metro in Atlanta.
The old Adamsville rec.
Center and central are open if you
know someone who needs some help.
Getting out of the cold,
you can dial 211.
This bitter blast of cold comes
as people have plans to travel
for the Christmas weekend.
A lot of people being caught
in the frustration of flight
delays and cancellations.
Lovlies Brittany Kleinpeter
joins us live inside Hartsfield
Jackson with the very latest.
Good morning,
Brittany.
Good morning, Cheryl. Airport officials
are watching the system very closely.
I'm going to step off to get you a
look at what we're seeing right now.
We don't have very long lines
at TSA main checkpoint.
The lines really though
are at the check-in areas.
Right now only 93 flights have been
canceled out of Hartsfield Jackson,
but airport officials are asking
if you are headed this way to
make sure to check online before
heading towards the airport.
Cheryl.
All right, we are looking at.
Noon at 17 degrees,
you got mostly sunny skies on the outside.
Look at that wind,
northwest wind and the 22 mph.
We'll make that 17 feel
like below 0 out there.
21 will be our afternoon high,
windy and cold all day long,
folks, even by 6,
maybe hitting the road by then.
Still cold frigid is what I'm going
to call it through the overnight
because we're gonna see that low
drop all the way down to 10.
That's we're going to start
you off Christmas Eve and
staying cold all weekend,
and we are going to continue our
coverage for you on 11 alive.com
as power is out, trees are down,
and a lot impacted by this.
Bitter cold. We'll see you online.