Unusually quiet streets, icy conditions, and power outages define a challenging morning for Atlanta and DeKalb County residents, prompting many to heed warnings and stay indoors.

WSB-TV is expanding its news and weather programming this weekend to provide you coverage of the winter storm bringing a significant impact to metro Atlanta and north Georgia.

In a video message shared on social media, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said city crews are already pretreating priority roads and monitoring water system.

As a major winter storm heads towards Georgia, school districts in metro Atlanta are closely keeping an eye on the weather to see if they need to cancel classes.

Atlantans are in for a soggy stretch of weather mixed with another wave of arctic air. CBS News Atlanta meteorologist Dagmar Midcap says that will likely mean the Atlanta metro area and rural parts up north could see more snowflakes this weekend.

Severe Weather Team 2: Late Saturday is when we will start seeing widespread freezing rain begin across north Georgia and metro Atlanta.