Snow and Ice Explosions Through South With Strong Winter Storms

News Times Link: A dangerous winter storm combined with strong winds and ice swept the southeastern United States on Sunday, cutting power, knocking over trees and fences and covering roads with treacherous ice glaze.
Tens of thousands of customers were left with power outages in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. According to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, parts of Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia were getting more than an inch of snow per hour.
The storm has made air travel extremely difficult in some parts of the south. Charlotte Douglas Airport, the worst-hit airport in the United States, remained open until early Sunday morning, the airport said at a weather briefing. However, more than 1,000 Sunday flights for Charlotte have been canceled, according to flight tracking service fightaware.com. That’s over 80% of the airport’s Sunday schedule. Charlotte is a major South American hub.
More than 300 flights were canceled on Sunday in Atlanta, home to Delta’s main hub.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Sunday air traffic control plan, Washington, D.C. Conditions are expected to continue to deteriorate after Sunday, when a potential ground stop is possible at the local airport, he said.
The U.S. National Weather Service said heavy snow would continue on Sunday in the Tennessee Valley, central and southern Appalachia, and parts of the Mid-Atlantic. He added, “There will be heavy rain and sub-zero rain in some areas in the southeast.”
In Virginia, where a blizzard earlier this month stuck thousands of drivers on congested roads, outgoing Governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency and urged people to take serious action against the approaching storm.
Additional emergency orders have been placed in the southeast as heavy snow and rain are expected in Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the Central/South Appalachian Mountains early next week. A winter storm warning has been issued from Georgia to New York with the Low Pressure System, which is projected to extend farther along the East Coast and parts of the Midwest from the Lower Tennessee Valley to Carolina. Sunday Northern, Northern New York, Southern New England.
In response to weather forecasts for the affected states, former Virginia Governor Ralph Nortan and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency, while North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and nearby South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency in case of an impending storm hit. According to the Weather Prediction Center, more than eight inches of snow is expected from the Southern Appalachian Mountains to West Virginia. According to the center, the heaviest snowfall in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys can reach more than an inch per hour. Winds of up to 70 miles per hour are also expected in the east.

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