On Jan. 29, Zoë Schlanger wrote about the storm that hit Atlanta for Newsweek and how the city looked like something from “The Walking Dead.”
Images from that piece were full of abandoned cars.
And on Jan. 30, Ian Bogost wrote a story for The Atlantic about how shows like “The Walking Dead” prepare people for catastrophic events.
But maybe it was what happened in late January that really helped prepare people in Atlanta for the ice that’s settled in and the ice that’s on its way now. Here’s how Atlanta looked Wednesday from the viewpoint of several journalists.
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- A lonely car makes its way through Atlanta on Wednesday. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
150,000 without power across #Georgia – http://t.co/iYP7gLiccU @ajc #ATLweather #iceatl #stayput pic.twitter.com/NrTakLG3cR
— John Spink (@johnjspink) February 12, 2014
Atlanta’s Downtown connector….empty. #iceatl pic.twitter.com/eQQuAlZxqZ
— kaliah jones (@KaliahJones) February 12, 2014
14 hours straight. Time to rest up and do it all over again! #iceatl pic.twitter.com/g3c4l3cGJF
— Rebekka Schramm (@CBSSchramm) February 12, 2014
Empty roads but our crews say they are starting to ice over in Smyrna #iceatl @cbsatl pic.twitter.com/PolXtLyQxH
— Tracye Hutchins (@TracyeHutchins) February 12, 2014
A view of iced over Atlanta this afternoon, from 20 floors up. #iceATL pic.twitter.com/ILPya5GxdR
— Jim Loznicka WGCL (@jimwxgator) February 12, 2014
I-20 west in Atlanta is slushy but passable. #iceatl @cbsatl pic.twitter.com/z8VWaUqesZ
— Jeff Chirico (@CBSAtlChirico) February 12, 2014
Downtown #ATL on Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/vHQTCik6J7
— Jamie K. White (@jwhiteCNN) February 12, 2014
@wsbtv peaceful morning on Peachtree St. in Midtown #iceatlanta #ATLweather #ATLICE @WSBTVNewsdesk pic.twitter.com/P31BU55j7L
— Gary Brown (@gbro76) February 12, 2014
