UNION COUNTY, Ga – After the early morning snows and falling temperatures, roads are beginning to turn icy around Blood Mountain and Sunrise Grocery.

Reports of vehicles sliding off the road on Hwy 129/19 South. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is in route to apply salt to the area. Please exercise caution if on the road. UPDATE: At 11 a.m., Commissioner Lamar Paris stated roads were clear on Facebook, but to use caution. The pavement temperature at Neals Gap was 34 degrees.

Union County Schools are closed for the day.

National Weather Service (NWS) expects “a slight chance of flurries before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37 degrees. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.” By nightfall, NWS predicts it will be partly cloudy with a high around 27 degrees and westerly winds of 5 to 10 mph.

On Saturday, residents should anticipate:

“A slight chance of snow showers before 8 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., then a chance of rain showers after 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44 degrees. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.”

Luckily, the sun will be back on Sunday, Feb. 9, and temperatures will return to the mid-50s and low 40s.

Stay stay if venturing outside of your home today and try to stay warm!