Winter Storm Gianna dumps 1 to 3 inches of snow across metro Atlanta, icing roads and grounding flights

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:00:00 -0500

A rapidly intensifying bomb cyclone off the Carolina coast drove snow into north and central Georgia overnight Saturday, dropping 1 to 3 inches across metro Atlanta and turning the city’s road network into a sheet of ice by Sunday morning.

The storm — unofficially named Winter Storm Gianna by The Weather Channel — was centered about 200 miles east of Charleston as of 11 p.m. Saturday, and was strengthening as it moved northeast. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the entire metro area through noon Sunday.

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Winter Storm Gianna dumps 1 to 3 inches of snow across metro Atlanta, icing roads and grounding flights