Crust of ice on top of six inches of snow in Oconee County

The worst part may yet be the two inches of slush under the four inches of snow, at least in my subdivision.
This is a very dry snow and the snow is actually keeping the slush slushy at this point, with the best advice is stay at home and do not drive anywhere.

Right now it is sleeting with a stinging, icy precipitation in Watkinsville. All the roads are covered and there is an occasional patch of slush poking through the side of the road.

The crust on top of the snow makes it tough for the animals to get around out in the wintry mess.  The snow is not the least bit wet, and is very dry and easy to knock off your vehicles under carports. Riding around in your cars is really stupid and dangerous as it is packing down the frozen precipitation into a hard pack of ice slush that is only going to get worse.

Do not drive anywhere. Get out your sleds and skis, but do not get in cars or trucks or any heavy motorized vehicle.  Lt. Griffin Attaberry of the Oconee County Sheriff's Department reiterated that a quarter mile section of 316/Epps Bridge Road/Parkway. It is a county road there and we need to support the road crews to stay off the roads. It will actually be safer to stay off the main roads as the temperature plummets.

Be safe people.
My dog Josephine had a difficult time going to do her business in the ice crusted snow this morning.

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