A winter storm is expected to bring significant snowfall and freezing temperatures to 13 Southern states this weekend, prompting warnings and advisories from the National Weather Service (NWS). The storm is expected to impact travel and daily life in the affected areas.
Winter weather will bring snow and cold temperatures to 13 Southern states this weekend as a winter storm moves across the U.S. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued myriad warnings and advisories on Thursday warning of the treacherous conditions, including a winter weather advisory, winter storm warning, winter storm watch and a freeze warning. Millions of people are preparing for dangerous winter weather as a storm takes hold over much of the Southern and Central U.S. The U.S.
Census Bureau considers 16 states and the District of Columbia as Southern states: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.Of those, the following 13 are expecting either freezing weather or snowy conditions this weekend.TexasThe northern half of the Lone Star State is under a winter weather advisory, with major cities like Dallas and Fort Worth under a winter storm warning. The alerts warn residents that heavy mixed precipitation is likely to occur through noon on Friday, with snow and sleet expected. Accumulating ice could worsen travel conditions, which are expected to be treacherous.A winter weather advisory is in place for a wider area, including San Antonio, where freezing rain is the biggest threat.Oklahoma, Arkansas and LouisianaThe entire state of Oklahoma is under either a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory, with meteorologists warning of heavy snow up to 4 inches. Oklahoma City is under the winter storm warning.Nearly the entire state of Arkansas is under a winter storm warning until Friday night. Little Rock and Hot Springs are expecting around 6 inches of snow, with meteorologists urging people to delay any travel until conditions improve.Northern Louisiana also will be hit by the storm. The biggest impacts are expected in the northwest corner of the state, including Shreveport. Up to 6 inches of snow is possible.Mississippi and AlabamaThe northern third of Mississippi and Alabama will be clipped by the winter storm. Some major impacts are expected, with meteorologists warning of 4 to 6 inches of snow through Friday, with effects on travel expected.Kentucky and TennesseeThe entire state of Tennessee is under a winter storm warning, as is much of Kentucky. Nashville, Tennessee, could see 4 to 6 inches of snow, and Memphis is expecting major impacts from the snow. Louisville is expecting to get hit with an additional 3 to 6 inches of snow only days after the Kentucky city saw significant impacts from a winter storm last weekend.GeorgiaGeorgia is largely affected by a winter storm watch, with a freeze warning in the southern parts of the state. Atlanta is under a winter storm watch that warns of 2 inches of snow and sleet from Friday to Saturday morning. The snow, sleet and freezing rain could be heavy at times, meteorologists warned. Ice could accumulate up to two-tenths of an inch.FloridaThe Sunshine State will likely escape winter storm impacts, though temperatures in northern Florida are low enough to prompt meteorologists to issue a freeze warning. The warning will go into effect overnight Thursday, and temperatures will plunge as low as 28 degrees.VirginiaSouthwest Virginia is under a winter storm warning, and a winter storm watch is in place for southeast Virginia. Much of the rest of the state has no weather warnings or alerts in place.South CarolinaNorthwest South Carolina is included in the winter storm watch, including Spartanburg. Heavy mixed precipitation is expected from Friday morning to Saturday morning, including accumulating snow and ice up to one-half inch and two-tenths of an inch, respectively.North CarolinaMuch of North Carolina is under a winter storm watch, including Raleigh. The storm will bring impacts from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. Meteorologists warned of mixed wintry precipitation, including snow up to 3 inches. The highest amounts are expected along and north of Interstate 85. Most of the impacts from the winter storm will move out of the U.S. by Saturday morning. However, cold temperatures are expected to persist across the South.The NWS Climate Prediction Center anticipates below-average temperatures from Texas east through the East Coast over the next six to 10 days
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