Amid bitter cold and ice, Hall County finds the fun

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Hall County is in the area seeing some of the most ice, but some who live there ventured out to enjoy it.

Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen continued the Severe Weather Team 2 coverage in Hall County on Gainesville Square, where there was plenty of activity.

The roads to get there were in pretty good shape at the time.

The square is always popular, especially for a stroll in the ice and snow.

Person injured by ice covered fallen tree in Northeast Atlanta Channel 2 Action News has learned that a person has been injured by an ice-covered fallen tree in Northeast Atlanta. (WSBTV.com News Staff)

Tree down at home in Stone Mountain Tree falls across road, in yard of Stone Mountain home on Kanawha Drive

Sandy Springs Sandy Springs police shared photos of flooding and poor driving conditions on GA-400 north and south, south of Northridge.

Sandy Springs A tree fell through someone's home in Sandy Springs.

Sandy Springs A tree falls into a road in Sandy Springs.

Tree falls on house in Union City Tree falls on house in Union City

Fern freezes during winter storm in Mount Airy Fern freezes during winter storm in Mount Airy

Leaf leaves frozen copy behind during winter weather in Brookhaven Leaf leaves frozen copy behind during winter weather in Brookhaven

Tree falls on home in Lilburn Tree falls on home in Lilburn

Trees fall in Johns Creek Trees fall in Johns Creek

Tree falls at home in Lilburn Tree falls at home in Lilburn

Power lines droop in Smyrna Power lines droop in Smyrna on W. Spring Street

Tree falls on home in Lilburn Tree falls on home in Lilburn

Trees fall in Johns Creek on Medlock Bridge Road Trees fall in Johns Creek on Medlock Bridge Road

Crews remove large tree on Fairground Street in Marietta Crews remove large tree on Fairground Street in Marietta

Sleet comes down near CH Colwell Drive in Blairsville Sleet comes down near CH Colwell Drive in Blairsville

Tree falls into house in Johns Creek Tree falls into house in Johns Creek

Sleet comes down near CH Colwell Drive in Blairsville Sleet comes down near CH Colwell Drive in Blairsville

Tree falls across part of I-20 Westbound at US 278 Tree falls across part of I-20 Westbound at US 278

Sleet covers cars in Athens Sleet covers cars in Athens

Tree falls into Johns Creek home Tree falls into Johns Creek home

Tree falls down in Dahlonega Tree falls near Highway 52 in Dahlonega, Georgia

Tree falls on house in Johns Creek Tree falls on house in Johns Creek during winter storm

Tree falls on car in Dahlonega Tree falls on car in Dahlonega

Tree falls on home in Johns Creek Tree falls on home in Johns Creek

Tree falls across Highway 52 in Dahlonega Tree falls across Highway 52 in Dahlonega

Ice covers car in Canton Ice covers car in Canton, Georgia

Ice covered tree in Snellville Ice covered tree in Snellville

Ice sticks to car in Canton Ice sticks to car in Canton

Ice sticks to vehicle in Canton Ice sticks to vehicle in Canton

Tree coated in ice in Marietta Tree coated in ice in Marietta

Ice snaps branches off tree in Dacula Ice snaps branches off tree in Dacula, Georgia

Cardinal in an Ice Tree Cardinal sits in icy tree in Snellville, Georgia

Georgia ice storm Sent from someone working on power outages in Union County.

Tree down on Sam Bell Rd in Demorest Tree down on Sam Bell Rd in Demorest

Deer in the Snow in Buford, Georgia Deer in the Snow in Buford, Georgia

Tree down at apartment complex in Midtown Tree down at apartment complex in Midtown Atlanta on 12th Street

tree down in Snellville Tree falls down at home in Snellville, Georgia

Ice causes tree to fall in Henry County Ice causes tree to fall in Henry County

Tree falls down at home in Snellville, Georgia Tree falls down at home in Snellville, Georgia

Ice on Power Lines in Dahlonega Ice on power lines in Dahlonega, Georgia

Bush freezes in Sky Valley GA Bush freezes over in Sky Valley, Georgia

Icicles build up on deck rail in Roswell, Georgia Icicles build up on deck rail in Roswell, Georgia

tree down in Cherokee County Tree down in Cherokee County, Georgia blocks road (SOURCE: Cherokee County Government)

Icy road in Danielsville Icy road in Danielsville, Georgia

Tree down in Gwinnett County blocks Hutchins Road Tree down in Gwinnett County blocks Hutchins Road (SOURCE: Gwinnett County government)

Ice builds up on deck and driveway in Oconee County Ice builds up on driveway in Oconee County, Georgia

Ice builds up on deck in Smyrna Ice builds up on deck at Smyna, Georgia home

Icicles cover Lawrenceville car Icicles cover cars in Lawrenceville, Georgia

Icicles cover cars in Lawrenceville, Georgia Icicles cover cars in Lawrenceville, Georgia

Hard hat covered in ice from Georgia Power Alpharetta line crew Hard hat covered in ice from Georgia Power Alpharetta line crews (SOURCE: Georgia Power)

Ice accumulates on trees in Demorest Ice accumulates on trees in Demorest, Georgia

Tree covered in ice in Smyrna Tree covered in ice in Smyrna, Georgia

Icicles cover bird feeders in Demorest Icicles cover bird feeders in Demorest, Georgia

Ice covers roads in Gwinnett County Ice covers roads in Gwinnett County (SOURCE: Gwinnett County Government)

Ice covers roads in Gwinnett County Ice covers roads in Gwinnett County, shovels used to clear it (SOURCE: Gwinnett County Government)

brining truck out on Gwinnett County roads Brining truck out to clear roads in Gwinnett County (SOURCE: Gwinnett County Government)

Law enforcement responds to tree down in Cherokee County SOURCE: Cherokee County Government

Ice covers Lula, Georgia driveway Ice covers Lula, Georgia driveway

Tree down in Cherokee County, Georgia blocks road Tree down in Cherokee County, Georgia blocks road (SOURCE: Cherokee County Government)

Habersham EMC crews work to restore power Habersham EMC crews work to restore power

Ice coats power lines in Marietta Ice coats power lines in Marietta, Georgia

Frozen rose in Marietta GA Frozen Rose in Marietta, Georgia

Ice covers roads in Commerce Ice covers Woods Bridge Road in Commerce, Georgia

Ice coats the ground on N. Main Street in Buford Ice coats the ground on N. Main Street in Buford, Georgia

Weight of ice in frozen tree causes trees to curl in Atlanta Weight of ice in frozen tree causes trees to curl in Atlanta, Georgia

Ice covers ground off Old Farmington Road in Watkinsville Ice covers ground off Old Farmington Road in Watkinsville, Georgia

Icicles freeze while dripping on bird feeder in Dahlonega Icicles freeze while dripping on bird feeder in Dahlonega, Georgia

Layers of ice cover yard in Gainesville Layers of ice cover yard in Gainesville, Georgia

Ice covers yards, cars in Toccoa Ice covers yards, cars in Toccoa, Georgia

Ice covers ground at Colbert Grove Church Road in Hull Ice covers ground at Colbert Grove Church Road in Hull, Georgia

Gas heater covered in ice in Woodstock Gas heater covered in icicles in Woodstock, Georgia

Ice covers the ground in Toccoa Ice covers the ground, sidewalks in Toccoa, Georgia

Sleet covers roads in Maysville, GA Sleet covers Gillsville Road in Maysville, Georgia

Horse farm in Watkinsville frozen Horse farm frozen in Watkinsville, Georgia

Neighborhood gets icy in Auburn ga Neighborhood gets icy in Auburn, Georgia

Ice covers ground, vehicles in Acworth Ice covers ground, vehicles in Acworth at S. Main Street

Ice covers ground, home in Acworth Ice covers ground, home in Acworth, Georgia at S. Main Street

Ice settles on cars at Chatham Street in Oglethorpe County Ice settles on cars at Chatham Street in Oglethorpe County

Bamboo falls from icy weight in Clarksville Bamboo falls from icy weight in Clarksville, Georgia

Tree covered in ice in Cleveland GA at Eden Circle Tree covered in ice in Cleveland, Georgia at Eden Circle

Ice covers solar panels on home on Stratford Wood in Alpharetta Ice covers solar panels on home on Stratford Wood in Alpharetta, Georgia

Frozen Lake Lanier Lake Lanier islands covered in ice

Lake Lanier islands covered in ice Lake Lanier islands covered in ice

Home and yard covered in snow in Duluth Home and yard covered in snow in Duluth, Georgia

Hanging lights covered in ice in Marietta Hanging lights covered in ice in Marietta, Georgia

Snow sticks to deck and chair in Gainesville Snow sticks to deck and chair in Gainesville, Georgia

Frozen furniture in Cumming Outdoor furniture covered in ice and snow in Cumming, Georgia

Frozen ice layer Union County A home in Union County has layers of ice frozen over firewood, outdoor items

Watson Mill State Park covered in ice Watson Mill State Park covered in ice

Snow sticks Winder GA neighborhood Snow sticks Winder, Georgia neighborhood

Snow sticks in Commerce Ice sticks to ground in Commerce, Georgia

Ice in Auburn GA Ice covers ground, deck at home in Auburn, Georgia

Ice covers neighborhood Lake Lanier Cumming GA Ice covers the ground and yards in Cumming, Georgia

Car covered in ice Stone Mountain Ice covers a car in Stone Mountain, Georgia

Ice and sleet in Hoschton GA Ice and sleet coat the ground in Hoschton, Georgia

Grill covered in ice Marietta A grill at a Marietta, Georgia home is covered in ice

Ice sticks to wire fence in Kingston Ice sticks to wire fence in Kingston, Georgia

Ice sticks to tree branches and twigs in Kingston Ice sticks to tree branches and twigs in Kingston, Georgia

Ice covers tree in Scottdale GA Ice covers tree in Scottdale, Georgia

Snow covers cars and ground at Cleveland home Snow covers cars and ground at Cleveland, Georgia home

Ice freezes to tree in Kingston Ice freezes to tree in Kingston, Georgia

Ice coats tree in McDonough Ice coats a tree in McDonough, Georgia

Ice freezes outdoor plants near Lake Lanier in Cumming Ice freezes outdoor plants near Lake Lanier in Cumming, Georgia

Icicles cover grill, deck in Jasper Icicles cover grill, deck in Jasper, Georgia

Snow covers ground at Cleveland home Snow covers the ground at a home in Cleveland, Georgia

Ice freezes over bird feeder in Duluth Ice freezes over bird feeder in Duluth, Georgia

Tree covered in ice in Marietta Tree covered in ice in Marietta, Georgia

Bird house covered in icicles in Marietta Bird house covered in icicles in Marietta, Georgia

Ice covers the ground at neighborhood in Toccoa Falls Ice covers the ground at neighborhood in Toccoa Falls, Georgia

Snow on the ground in Gainesville at the city limits Snow on the ground in Gainesville, Georgia at the city limits

Frozen tree in Jonesboro Frozen tree in Jonesboro, Georgia

Ice on tree in Scottdale Ice sticks to tree branches in Scottdale, Georgia

Frozen chandelier bird feeder A chandelier bird feeder is frozen in ice in Roswell, Georgia

Snow builds up in yards in Northern Hall County Snow builds up in yards in Northern Hall County

Pine tree coated in ice in Hampton Pine tree coated in ice in Hampton, Georgia

Ice and snow at Northside Hospital in Forsyth Ice and snow at Northside Hospital in Forsyth County

Forsyth County snow Snow covers the ground in Forsyth County neighborhood

Ice and snow stick to trees and homes in Conyers Ice and snow stick to trees and homes in Conyers, Georgia

Icy roads in Forsyth County Icy roads in Forsyth County, Georgia

Jefferson Georgia snow and ice Snow and ice stick to ground, homes in Jefferson, Georgia

Ice and snow stick to trees and homes in Conyers, Georgia Ice and snow stick to trees and homes in Conyers, Georgia

Ice builds up on deck in Jefferson Ice builds up at Jefferson, Georgia home

Icicles drip and freeze off table in Loganville Icicles drip and freeze off table in Loganville

Ice accumulates in Athens

Ice builds up in Watkinsville Ice builds up on yards in Watkinsville

Ice blurs window Ice blurs window in Grayson, Georgia

Snow covers the ground in Dawsonville Snow covers the ground in Dawsonville

Ice covers ground and cars in Elberton Ice covers the ground and an SUV in early Sunday morning in Elberton

Ice covers a deck in Buford Ice covers a deck in Buford, Georgia on Sunday morning

Snow blankets Toccoa cars and yards Snow blankets cars and yards in Toccoa, Georgia

Snow covers deck in Buford, Georgia Snow covers deck in Buford, Georgia

Emergency snow response Forsyth Forsyth County fleet vehicles work to clear ice, snow

Forsyth County fleet vehicles work to clear ice, snow Forsyth County fleet vehicles work to clear ice, snow

Thick ice builds up in Winder, Georgia Ice builds up on vehicle in Winder, Georgia

Ice builds up on Athens yard Ice builds up on Athens, Georgia yard

Braselton freezes Braselton freezes as ice builds up

Who doesn't love an ice cold Coca Cola? Braselton resident puts Coca Cola out to cool

Water freezes on leaves in Roswell Water freezes on leaves Sunday morning in Roswell, Georgia

Cleveland ice Ice freezes over deck in Cleveland, Georgia

Ice covers steps in Demorest Georgia Ice covers the ground, stairs in Demorest, Georgia

Bogart ices over during storm Ice covers the ground in a Bogart, Georgia neighborhood

Ice freezes droplets mid-fall during winter storm Alpharetta Ice freezes droplets mid-fall during winter storm Alpharetta

Ice freezes on vehicle in Emerson, Georgia Ice freezes on vehicle in Emerson, Georgia

Ice freezes shiny coating on tree at Lakewood Amphitheater Ice freezes shiny coating on tree at Lakewood Amphitheater

Ice freezes on deck in Clermont, Georgia Ice freezes on deck in Clermont, Georgia

Ice sticks to ground in Stockbridge Ice sticks to ground in Stockbridge, Georgia

Ice sticks to cars in Oakwood Ice sticks to cars in Oakwood, Georgia

Icicles stick to sign in White, Georgia Icicles stick to sign in White, Georgia

Emergency vehicles respond to ice and snow in Forsyth County Emergency vehicles respond to ice and snow in Forsyth County

Snow sticks to vehicles, yards in Maysville, GA Snow sticks to vehicles, yards in Maysville, Georgia

Druid Hills snow near Emory Snow sticks to trees on Druid Hills near Emory

Ice covers window in Monroe GA Ice covers windows in Monroe, Georgia

Alpharetta snow on road Snow sticks to roads in Alpharetta, Georgia

Snow sticks to vehicles, ground in Lawrenceville Snow sticks to vehicles, ground in Lawrenceville, Georgia

Winter storm causes snow to stick to deck in Buford, Georgia Winter storm causes snow to stick to deck in Buford, Georgia

Winter storm causes snow to stick in Gainesville, Georgia Winter storm causes snow to stick in Gainesville, Georgia

Winter storm causes snow to stick to streets in Athens, Georgia Winter storm causes snow to stick to streets in Athens, Georgia

Cherokee County Waffle House temporarily closes Cherokee County Waffle House temporarily closes

Ice sticks to trees in McDonough Ice sticks to trees in McDonough, Georgia

Ice sticks to deck in Buford, Georgia Ice sticks to deck in Buford, Georgia

Snow sticks to vehicles, deck in Madison Snow sticks to vehicles, deck in Madison, Georgia

Cherokee County Though freezing rain hadn't yet arrived, strong wind from the winter storm brought a tree down in Cherokee County on Ficklen Church Way Saturday, Jan. 24. (Source: Cherokee EMA)

Murray County Murray County Fire Station 6 in northeast Georgia checks in Saturday night with icy conditions developing, temperature 28.8°. (Source: Murray County Fire Department)

Eatonton Sheet clouds cover Eatonton, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Viewer: Halee)

Summerville Ice is seen on a vehicle's windshield in Summerville, Chattooga County, on Saturday morning. (Source: WSBTV)

Calhoun, Ga. Ice covers a car's windshield 6:50 a.m. Saturday. (Viewer: Stephanie Moreno)

Calhoun, Ga. Ice is seen Saturday at 6:50 a.m. in Calhoun, Ga. (Viewer: Stephanie Moreno)

In the historic heart of downtown Gainesville, at Downtown Draft, spirits were high.

A wintry mix fell on and off for hours across Hall County Sunday. Along Interstate 985, a big plow and salt spreader was clearing the road.

It was much more slick back on the square.

The kids were having fun. Some of them have waited their entire lives, two or three years, for a moment like this.

“They’re antsy. They were ready to go out and find some snow. But we found more ice than snow! We’ve lived here for 15 years, so I’ve seen all the ice storms. So it’s fun to get out and see the square covered with snow and ice,” Amanda Reeves said.

Now we’ll see what happens overnight. As temperatures fall, these streets will refreeze and could get very tricky to drive on.

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