MARIETTA - The National Weather Service predicts an additional inch of snow to fall tonight, just as residents across Cobb dig themselves out of a blanket of snow that descended on Friday.

Some areas of the county received up to 4 inches of snow on Friday, which forced schools to close early. However, today's forecast calls for high temperatures in the mid-40s, with rain in the afternoon followed by snowfall after midnight. The snowfall is expected to end around 7 a.m. Monday, according to the weather service.

Mike Leary, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the 4 inches of snow Cobb received was no record, but was more than the county has gotten in recent years. Typically, it snows twice a year in the area, he said.

On Saturday, the Cobb Police Department reported that 134 vehicle accidents had occurred on roads in unincorporated parts of the county since noon Friday. Marietta police reported that 24 accidents had occurred on city streets since 2 p.m. Friday. Marietta police Officer Jenny Murphy said four of those accidents involved injuries.

Widespread icing was reported overnight Friday by the Georgia Department of Transportation on roadways, overpasses and ramps, including Interstate 75 northbound at exit 258 near Vinings. The department urged motorists to avoid traveling on Saturday.

About 300 power outages were reported in the Cobb area by Georgia Power on Saturday because of fallen tree limbs.

"Anytime you have snow accumulating on tree limbs, it's usually a big issue," said Georgia Power spokesman Brian Green. But, he said that was a "very low" amount of outages for the company. It reported 40,000 outages statewide.

On Saturday, residents in neighborhoods off Macland Road in Powder Springs could be seen creating snowmen in their front yards, while children slid down snow-covered hills on air mattresses and inflatable flotation devices at nearby Lost Mountain Park.

Some funeral homes such as Mayes-Ward Dobbins in Marietta had to postpone burials as a result of the inclement weather.

To the surprise of Kroger manager Mike Mabry, the shelves of the grocery store at the intersection of Cherokee Street and Jiles Road in Kennesaw remained stocked at normal levels on Saturday afternoon.

"We didn't get as big of a rush as we thought (we would)," he explained.

Many houses of worship throughout Cobb planned to conduct services at regularly scheduled times this morning.

Turner Chapel AME Church at the corner of North Marietta Parkway and Fairground Street in Marietta canceled its Saturday morning activities because of the wintry conditions.

"We didn't want to expose people to the risk of slippery roads," said senior pastor, the Rev. Kenneth Marcus.

However, Marcus said the church - which claims 6,000 members - will be open for services at 7:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. today.

"We anticipate everything to clear up," he said.