Coweta County's first

winter storm of the season Thursday morning left the schools closed, but

spared most of the county any severe damage.

The trace of snow blew into

the county shortly before daybreak, and left some of the roads icy, which

prompted the Coweta County School System to close the schools.

"We had people out early

all morning driving the roads. In some cases, there was a quarter-inch

of ice on the roads in the northern part of the county," said school

system public information officer Dean Jackson.

Jackson said the school system

has three snow days built into the schedule, so the students won't

have to make up the day, but the employees will, he added.

Throughout the rest of the

county, damage was minimal. Coweta County public information officer Tom

Corker said the Sheriff's Department worked some accidents early

Thursday morning, but said the roads were clear by mid-morning.

"There were parts of the

county, near Carroll County, that got a little more precipation than the

rest of the county," Corker said.

The wintry blast was expected

to be short-lived, though, with temperatures tomorrow expected to be near

60 degrees.