Governors across the South declared states of emergency and temperatures plunged below zero in parts of the Northeast as a strong winter storm was expected to bring snow and freezing rain.
The Piedmont regions of North and South Carolina were expected to get more than a quarter-inch of ice. The storm system was expected to bring more than a foot of snow to the Appalachians and through upstate New York and southern and central Vermont.
The next phase of a large storm system that brought more than 12 inches of snow to parts of Iowa and North Dakota was predicted to bring snow to the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys.
The mountains of Tennessee and eastern Kentucky, as well as North Carolina, West Virginia, eastern Ohio and western New York were expected to get a foot of snow.
He said it would be a 100 mile wide swath of snow. More people will be impacted by this storm than any winter storm we have had this season.
Mr. Gelber said that the snow was expected to be heaviest west of the I-95 corridor. Boston, Philadelphia and New York City are expected to get a few inches of snow before the precipitation turns into rain.
The wintry mix could cause supply-chain problems.
The scale of the storm will be a major blow for companies trying to move products around the country, according to Jonathan Porter, the chief meteorologist for AccuWeather.
The governors of Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina declared states of emergency.
The upcoming weather system is likely to include more downed trees, more electrical outages, and significant impacts on travel conditions. Virginia transportation officials were caught off guard when a storm stranded hundreds of drivers.
The storm could cause wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour along the coast.
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A man shovels snow off his sidewalk in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The Virginia Department of Transportation began spraying portions of I-95 with a solution of salt and brine on Thursday to prevent ice from bonding to the roads.
Northeastern Georgia and the Carolinas were expected to get the most freezing precipitation on Saturday and Sunday.
While much is going to be said about the snow, we are also raising the alarm of the ice storm that is going to occur across the Carolinas. It looks like that is a recipe for long power outs and tree damage.
The temperature fell to well below zero in New England and parts of New York on Saturday.
The temperature in Saranac Lake was expected to fall to minus 20 by nightfall, with wind chills as low as minus 31. The mayor of Saranac Lake, a town of about 5,400 people in the Adirondacks, said that the cold is not unusual.
Residents and ice fishermen who have seen snow accumulate in the area in recent years are happy to hear that up to a foot of snow was expected to fall on Sunday.
We used to have a week of 30 below, but now it is 20 below. It is warm here. Unless the wind is blowing, it is hard to tell the difference between 30 below and 20 below.
The most damaging icing was expected to be in parts of the Carolinas.
The center said that this will result in dangerous travel, power outages and tree damage.
Southwest Airlines warned travelers that flights could be delayed or canceled at airports in the South. American Airlines and Delta made announcements about the weather.
Nashville was expected to get four to five inches of snow starting on Saturday, with higher snowfall amounts north of the city.
Mr. Porter said that Nashville may have more snow than Milwaukee and Chicago. That is pretty impressive.
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