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Drivers dodged black ice this morning throughout north Georgia

Brine trucks prepared for icy roads Monday morning.

ATLANTA — Temperatures plunged below freezing in many parts of Georgia this morning -- increasing the risk for black ice.

Severe Weather Team 2 said the places most at risk of developing black ice are bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads.

The Georgia Department of Transportation sent out brine trucks and multiple crews Monday night to treat wet roads as temperatures fell below freezing.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Karen Minton says all counties in metro Atlanta had the potential for patchy black ice.

Luckily, there were no reports of major issues with black ice.

Temperatures are warming back up into the mid-40s.

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MINUTE-BY-MINUTE UPDATES:

8:48 a.m.: Temperatures are near the low for the morning right now, most areas within a degree or two either side of 32 degrees.

7:34 a.m.: Southeast of Atlanta has road temps in the mid 30s, but the cold air is slipping south.  These temps could drop lower in the hour.

7:29 a.m.: South metro now has road temperatures at freezing and below.  Watch for possible Black Ice.

7:27 a.m.: Road temperatures continue to drop below freezing in north metro. Watch for icy patches from Paulding to Gwinnett and Forsyth.

7:18 a.m.: The western metro is below freezing now.

6:50 a.m.: Temperatures have now fallen to or below 32 degrees in most areas NW of I-85. Wet patches on roads may become icy anytime over the next couple hours.

6:35 a.m.: The northbound express lanes are back open for Clayton and Henry counties.

6:16 a.m.: Triple Team Traffic's Ashley Frasca says the south metro Express Lanes are back open.

5:39 a.m.: Some ice is being reported on Highway 140 near Highway 41 in Adairsville.

5:22 a.m.: Due to possible icing, the I-75 Express Lanes are closed on both sides of town this morning.

5:07 a.m.: Road surface temperatures are freezing in areas from Carroll County all the way to Rabun County in northeast Georgia.

4:55 a.m.: Rabun and Habersham counties are still under a Winter Weather Advisory until 10 a.m.

4:45 a.m.: The black ice potential stretches across metro Atlanta and north Georgia.

4:18 a.m.: Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach found a large tree down on a car on Scott Boulevard in Decatur.

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