The snowfall

recorded in Peachtree City early Tuesday morning nearly equalled the average

yearly snowfall for the area, according to the National Weather Service

in Peachtree City.

The snow also

came early, as the winter season doesn't officially begin until Thursday.

And more snow could come late Thursday or early Friday, said meterologist

Jim Noel.

Noel said 1.7

inches of snow fell in the city overnight. The yearly snowfall is between

one and two inches for the area, he added.

"We got

our normal winter snowfall in one day," Noel said.

The precipitation

started as rain and sleet before turning to snow, Noel said.

Temperatures

are expected to climb a little today and Thursday before another cold

front hits the area Friday, Noel added. It could get into the upper 30-degree

range Wednesday under mostly sunny skies, he said. In the evening, temperatures

should drop into the mid-20s, he added.

Most of the

automobile accidents in the county Tuesday morning were minor, with vehicles

sliding off the road, said Capt. Pete Nelms of the Fayette County Department

of Fire and Emergency Services.

One vehicle

did roll over, but the driver wasn't seriously injured, he said.

The Ga. Highway

74 overpass in Tyrone was really slick, Nelms said. And with temperatures

dropping the department would be keeping an eye on icing on local roads.

"I think

a lot of people stayed home or delayed their commute and that really helped,"

Nelms said.

No accidents

were reported in Fayetteville Tuesday morning although the roads were

being checked for ice.

Roads in Peachtree

City were clear Tuesday afternoon but were still wet, said acting Fire

Chief Stony Lohr. The worry is that would create patches of black ice

when the temperatures dip overnight, Lohr said.

Otherwise,

however, no serious weather-related incidents occured in the city Tuesday

morning and early afternoon, Lohr said.