Over 80 million people are under winter weather alerts this morning across the eastern US, stretching from the South to New England, due to a major winter storm impacting the region.
The storm is currently impacting the Southeast states, bringing with it all facets of precipitation including rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Much of the precipitation across the southern Appalachian has changed over to snow this morning and bands of heavy snow are likely to develop across this region.
“Snowfall rates could exceed one inch per hour from far northeast Georgia into the western Carolinas and far eastern Tennessee,” according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Later this morning, the storm will track north into the Mid-Atlantic bringing with it heavy snow, ice, and rain. By Sunday night into Monday, the system will shift into the Northeast and New England where precipitation is likely to start as snow before changing to heavy rain over the coastal regions and heavy snow across inland areas.