Add It Up: Atlanta vs. snow
The power of an inch.
Number of cars involved in a snow-and-ice-related pileup at I-285 and I-85 following last week’s snow storm: 29
Number of metro Atlanta roads that were closed as of Friday evening due to the storm: 62
Number of Cobb County law enforcement officers who were forced to jump off a bridge Friday to avoid a car sliding on ice: 2
Number of de-icing trucks dispatched by the Atlanta Public Works Department: 6
Miles of roads the trucks had to de-ice: 150
Inches of snow that fell in Atlanta : 1
Number of metro Atlanta school systems that held classes on Friday: 0
Inches of snow that fell in Chicago in 1979, forcing Oak Park-River Forest High School to close: 20
Number of times since 1979 that the school had a snow day: 0
Sources: AJC.com, GeorgiaNavigator.com, PioneerLocal.com