Winter Storm Cora A Snow, Ice Threat from Arkansas to The Carolinas, Including Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville

Winter Storm Cora is sweeping into the Southeast today, delivering a mess of snow and ice from Arkansas and Tennessee to the Carolinas and Virginia, including Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville. The wintry mess will snarl travel, and in some cases, icing could be heavy enough to cause power outages and tree damage.

The winter storm is producing a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain over parts of many southern states and the Ohio Valley. Accumulating snow and sleet have been reported as far east as northern Georgia, including the Atlanta metro area, where 1 to 2 inches has piled up in spots.

As of early Friday morning, Little Rock had officially picked up 7 inches of snow and the Memphis area measured up to 5 inches of snowfall. The Birmingham Metro area has seen 1 to 3 inches of snow.

Snow is tapering off this morning in Oklahoma and Texas. Dallas-Fort Worth officially saw 2.6 inches, with heavier totals of 6 inches or more north of the metroplex. The heaviest storm total so far is 14.3 inches in Mena, Arkansas.

Various winter weather alerts, including winter storm warnings and advisories, are from the Southern Plains to the Southeast. Those winter alerts are in effect in Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Little Rock, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, and Raleigh.

Friday

• Any wintry precipitation in Oklahoma and Texas should end in the morning.
• Snow will fall from the Mid-South region into Kentucky, Tennessee, far northern parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia into North Carolina, upstate South Carolina, and Virginia.
• Areas just south of this main band of snow will see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, generally near and north of Interstate 20 from Alabama to Georgia and South Carolina. Icing from freezing rain could be heavy enough to knock out power or cause tree damage in spots.
• This could lead to treacherous travel throughout these areas, with some roads becoming impassable, especially in hilly or mountainous terrain.
• Metro areas that will see wintry travel conditions for at least a part of Friday include Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Huntsville, Knoxville, Little Rock, Memphis, and Nashville.
• Lighter snow from this system could also slicken travel as far north as the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. That snow will spread into the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast on Friday night.

We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers, and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the progress and track job level.