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Savannah and the surrounding area are under a Winter Storm Warning beginning at 5 p.m. and last until Noon on Wednesday.

Two inches of snow or more could fall in the area with another inch or two of sleet expected to mix into the storm as it it passes through.

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Snow showers are expected to begin around 6 p.m. with a wintry mix beginning later in the evening. Snow, sleet and a wintry mix are expected until around 5 a.m. Wednesday.

Heavy snow, even blizzard conditions, have swept through Louisiana and Mississippi throughout Tuesday.

Stay tuned here for live updates as Winter Storm Enzo takes hold of the South.

Savannah radar. Follow the winter storm

Senior Director of Marketing and Air Service Development Lori Lynah said about 22 or 23 arriving flights have been canceled at the Savannah/Hilton Head Airport for Tuesday while another 4 to 5 departing flights have been canceled. She said future cancelations for Wednesday will be determined depending on the type of precipitation and amount that could possibly accumulate over night.

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She advised that air travelers scheduled to head into or out of Savannah/Hilton Head over the next three days contact their air carriers for the latest information on flight statuses.

— Joseph Schwartzburt, Savannah Morning News

Change in Savannah trash collection

With a Monday holiday and an incoming winter storm, the city of Savannah’s sanitation services are on an altered schedule.

Residential garbage collection, recycling and yard collection services were on a one-day delay due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday, and now services (including street sweeping) will be halted on Wednesday.

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Shelters, school closings in Effingham County

Local officials in Effingham County are bracing for a winter storm that is slated to bring freezing temperatures and snow to Southeast Georgia.

Wednesday school closings in Bryan, Effingham counties

School administrators in Bryan County and Effingham County are taking extra precaution to protect students and staff as a winter storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday afternoon.

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State of Emergency in Savannah

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Chatham County through Noon, on Wednesday, Jan. 22. From Tuesday night through possibly Thursday morning, the service is calling for a mix of snow and freezing rain in the Savannah area, which has impacted operations at local schools, companies and institutions across Chatham County.

Read a roundup of the impacts from closings to remote learning shifts.

Savannah prepares for winter storm

Chatham County leaders and officials gathered in downtown Savannah to discuss the incoming winter weather that has already started chilling Coastal Georgia and surrounding areas.

Chatham County and Southeast Georgia are currently under a cold weather advisory, and the winter storm watch has been upgraded to a winter storm warning as of this afternoon. The National Weather Service is forecasting the accumulation of snow, or freezing rain in the area starting in the afternoon Tuesday and ending Wednesday morning.

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Historic pictures of snow in Savannah



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