Georgia ice storm cripples metro Atlanta with outages and flight disruptions

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A winter ice storm swept through Georgia, bringing up to half an inch of ice and causing widespread power outages (over 32,000 customers) and more than 1,100 flight cancellations at Hartsfield-Jackson. Officials issued ice warnings, declared a state of emergency, deployed National Guard members, and shifted several school districts to remote learning while road crews treated icy roads and MARTA operated on a reduced schedule.
- Ice storm arrives in Georgia bringing thousands of power outages in metro Atlanta wabe.org
- LIST: School systems closing, going virtual on Monday due to winter weather wtvm.com
- PHOTOS: Georgia ice storm wsbtv.com
- Important Weather Update: Schools Closed Monday cobbk12.org
- What we're seeing as ice accumulates in metro Atlanta, northeast Georgia early Sunday 11alive.com
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