Freezing rain is expected to begin in Southeast Georgia on Tuesday afternoon, which poses a significant risk of dangerous ice accumulation.

Neighbors in Waycross, Georgia are preparing for the incoming winter weather. “We’re gonna gas up the generator and that’s about it, just hunker down,” Waycross resident Austin Thrift told Action News Jax. “Coming to get some snacks and food, that way I won’t have to be on the road,” Alex Taylor said outside a Waycross Walmart on Monday.

Schools in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida are closing or adjusting schedules due to an approaching winter storm with potential icy conditions.

Cold weather shelters across Southeast Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry are opening in anticipation of a winter storm this week that could produce snow and ice. Below are the shelters that have announced plans.

As the winter storm approaches, Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia communities are bracing for the storm’s impact. To help residents stay informed, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of the latest county-by-county closings,

GEORGIA, — Shelves are emptying in Georgia grocery stories as residents prepare for the upcoming winter storm. We spoke with the Freelove family today in southeast Georgia. They are well aware of the winter storm forecasted to hit Southeast Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday. But instead of fear, they’re feeling something unexpected: excitement.

As freezing temperatures and winter weather approaches, Georgia prepares with emergency measures and resource mobilization.

A First Alert Weather Day has been declared for Tuesday and into Wednesday morning as a rare Winter Storm Warning has been issued beginning Tuesday afternoon across much of our area.