Atlanta, GA
Atlantans prepare steep driveways for winter weather
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Winter weather on the horizon has people living in metro Atlanta with steep driveways preparing for ice.
Steep driveways are a common sight in Sandy Springs and there are solutions to not being stuck during the storm.
Amit Gambhir is one driver with a steep driveway. “It hasn’t been too bad. That we’ve seen. I know we’re thinking that could be the case in a couple of days,” said Gambhir.
“I want to say it was eight hours. I was one of the lucky ones it wasn’t overnight but it was a long time,” said Gambhir.
Gambhir doesn’t plan on being stuck in his car again.
“I do not plan to be out and about very much Thursday night through however long this lasts,” said Gambhir.
“If you do need to get out of your house and out of the neighborhood, probably Ice Melt, so you can get your car where it needs to go. So snow shovels or Ice Melt,” said Andy Jones, a manager and owner of Intown Ace Hardware.
Ice Melt is a chemical substance that melts snow and ice by lowering the freezing point of water.
“It essentially melts the ice and then that melted ice will run off your driveway so it won’t refreeze and you’re not slipping,” said Jones.
Salting driveways is another option.
“Go ahead and pull down to the street and park your car on the street the night before,” said Jones.
“I think we’re just going to hold steady here and play it safe,” said Jones.
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Atlanta, GA
Explosion reported in Midtown Atlanta; underground fire knocks out power to 4,000 customers
Residents reported hearing an explosion near a busy Midtown intersection Monday night, prompting a response from Atlanta Fire Rescue crews who later found and extinguished a small underground fire that knocked out power to thousands of customers.
Atlanta Fire Rescue said crews were called to the area of 11th Street and Crescent Avenue around 8 p.m. after witnesses reported hearing what sounded like an explosion. Firefighters located a small underground fire, which was quickly put out.
Atlanta police blocked off the area as a safety precaution, and officials urged the public to avoid the intersection while crews worked. No injuries were reported.
A Georgia Power spokesperson said it was an equipment failure that caused the outage affecting about 4,000 customers in Midtown Atlanta. The company said power was restored to most customers early Tuesday morning. Crews are still on scene to complete final repairs.
Less than 10 customers remain without power, according to the Georgia Power spokesperson, and service is expected to be fully restored by noon Tuesday. The utility company emphasized the outage was not related to the winter storm.
Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department crews are investigating an underground electrical fire and reported explosions near the intersection of 11th Street and Crescent Avenue to ensure public safety on January 26, 2026. (FOX 5)
ATLANTA – An underground fire left over 2,000 people without power in Midtown Atlanta on Monday night.
What we know:
Fire crews responded to the scene at 11th Street and Crescent Avenue around 7:21 p.m. Bystanders reported hearing an explosion, and another person said a nearby cover was blown off.
Firefighters found a small underground fire that caused a transformer to blow. The flames have since been put out. Georgia Power has also responded to restore power knocked out by the incident.
According to the outage map, about 2,766 customers in the area are without power. Officials said the estimated restoration time is between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
What we don’t know:
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the underground fire.
What they’re saying:
Salomon Negash, who lives near where the fire occurred, was away getting groceries when the explosion happened. When Nash came home, he said he couldn’t return to his apartment because officials had blocked all entrances to his building.
“I’m glad they’re here, so I don’t have to worry about it, but I just want to get home,” Negash said. “I’m tired. I want to go to sleep.”
The Source: Information in this article comes from Georgia Power and Atlanta police and fire rescue.
A day after the massive ice storm passed through Georgia, crews at the Atlanta airport are working to get business back to normal.
On Sunday, nearly 1,200 flights arriving or departing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were canceled. Over 500 were delayed. At one point, the airport issued a ground delay that averaged around 117 minutes for all flights.
Monday’s situation at the airport was much calmer, despite below-freezing temperatures that caused the weekend’s rainfall to turn back into ice.
According to Flight Aware, 203 flights had been canceled — the majority of which were arrivals. The airport also reported 189 delayed flights as of Monday morning.
Across the country, over 4,600 flights were canceled. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines reported the fourth-most cancellations with 368, or 11% of flights.
In a release, Delta said its teams plan to resume operations as long as the weather permits. Customers should check on their flight status online or through their airline’s app.
Many airlines are still offering travel waivers, allowing customers to change their plans at no additional cost.
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