Many decided to end their workdays early Tuesday afternoon and quickly created a traffic jam as they tried navigating the slippery streets and interstates.
Security guards and doormen at some downtown office buildings came outside - some without winter coats - to try to help direct traffic along the clogged streets.
Georgia Department of Transportation officials say crews are working to clear snow and ice accumulations on interstates in the metro Atlanta, middle Georgia and northwest Georgia areas.
Transportation officials expect road conditions to worsen throughout the state. They're urging Georgians to refrain from driving - especially after dark - as black ice accumulations are expected to develop.
Snow begins to collect along the side of Ga. Hwy. 365 during the Tuesday afternoon commute (Photo submitted)
State Rep. Carl Rogers of Gainesville has a bird's eye view of traffic trying to get out of downtown Atlanta
Traffic snarls the downtown connector in Atlanta as snow continues to fall. (Photo submitted by State Rep. Carl Rogers)
Traffic crawls along Tuesday afternoon on snow-covered I-575 north of Atlanta. (AP photo)
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