Local flights to and from Atlanta impacted as storm drops snow on South

DAYTON — Some local flights are delayed to and from Atlanta this morning as snow falls in the South.

One to 1.5 inches of snow is expected to fall in metropolitan Atlanta through this morning. A state of emergency has been issued for 83 counties in Georgia.

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Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Kirstie Zontini said Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings have spread up the eastern half of the United States.

Snow falling Wednesday morning in Georgia, through the Carolinas all the way to New England is creating travel delays across the country. More than 10 states are under winter weather alerts for Wednesday.

The governor of Georgia issued a state of emergency for 83 counties ahead of the snow and bitter cold. Early morning snow totals ranged from 1.6 inches in midtown to almost two inches near Douglasville.

A Winter Storm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service for parts of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. The National Weather Service in Raleigh say 3-6 inches of snow will be possible through Wednesday evening in some spots.