Power restored following ice storm; more ice forecast

UNDATED - A long and busy weekend for utility crews in parts of North Georgia has come to an end... but they may not have much time to relax.

The utility workers had to scramble to keep up with a rash of power outages caused by heavy ice accumulations Friday and Saturday but they say power has been restored to everyone who lost it.

Pickens County was especially hard hit with many roads up Burnt Mountain closed because of fallen trees, according to Fox 5. Snow accumulations in some mountain counties measured 2-3 inches.

And, there's a chance of more ice Monday night and Tuesday across a wider area of north Georgia... 33 counties, in all, including most of northeast and northwest Georgia and some parts of metro Atlanta. But little or no accumulation is expected this time.

FULL TEXT OF SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
409 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010

DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-


...LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...

AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SPREADING LIGHT RAIN INTO
NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS IN THE NORTHWEST
THIS EVENING LIGHT SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE RAIN. THIS PRECIPITATION
WILL SPREAD EAST OVER NORTH GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. MOST AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION OF
SLEET ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA
MOUNTAINS MAY SEE A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ICE AS TEMPERATURES
APPROACH FREEZING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO
ALL RAIN BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

AS THE STORM SYSTEM SWEEPS EAST OF REGION LATE TUESDAY...VERY COLD
AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND FAR NORTH GEORGIA
TUESDAY NIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AS
THE STORM EXITS...BUT SOME AREAS MAY SEE A LIGHT DUSTING. THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE ON NORTH GEORGIA ROADS LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AS WET ROADS FROM TUESDAYS RAIN
ENCOUNTER TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
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