Southeast Braces for First Major Snowstorm of Season
Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina declare states of emergency, with several inches of snow expected in Atlanta
ATLANTA—The governors of Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina declared states of emergency as people across large parts of the U.S. Southeast braced for their first major snowstorm of the season on Friday.
“This is a very, very significant storm,” said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed at a Friday morning news conference. He urged commuters to head home from work by 4 p.m., saying that some weather models showed that “if a few things change”...