Just How Prepared Are Gwinnett, Walton Counties for the Snow Storm?

The snow is rolling into Gwinnett and Walton counties. The National Weather Service is forecasting one to two inches to fall on our area Tuesday into Wednesday.

So just how prepared is the area for a storm of this magnitude?

For Walton County, the Public Works Department has been busy preparing for Tuesday's winter weather event, according to its Facebook. Crews were on stand-by with two salt spreader trucks, one snow plow, two motor graders (equipped with snow removal blades) and front-end loaders.

The county said it begin working on bridges and major thoroughfares. It also will stay in contact with the Georgia Department of Transportation, which works off a prioritized list of routes throughout Walton County.

Here's a breakdown of Gwinnett county's equipment, supplies and staff:

• Six snow plows, one for each of the county's maintenance districts.
• 18 salt and sand spreader gates, or three in each district.
• Salt and sand mixtures stockpiled at five locations in Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Grayson, Buford and Duluth.
• 50 county Road Maintenance employees will be working throughout the county.
• About 15 to 20 employees will be available to clear any fallen trees and another 15 should there be signal outages.
• Three crew members will be "on-call" to respond to after hours storm calls.