School was cancelled, plays were postponed and businesses shut up shop early Friday as an unexpected amount of snow fell on Dawson County. Thursday evening reports from the National Weather Service predicted up to one inch of accumulation overnight on Friday, but instead between four and 10 inches greeted residents Saturday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory went into effect for portions of north and central Georgia beginning at 5 a.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Saturday, and then was extended an extra three hours.