The National Weather Service (NWS) issued cold weather and winter storm warnings along the East Coast of the United States on Jan. 31.
“An explosively deepening coastal cyclone will continue to bring moderate to heavy snow, high winds, and possibly blizzard conditions for the Carolinas through tonight,” the NWS said in a Saturday afternoon report.
The service said sizeable snowfall has already begun to accumulate across the Southern Appalachians, the Carolina Piedmont, and the Coastal Plains, with another 4 to 8 inches possible through Saturday night.
The winter cold is expected to extend farther south.
“An intense surge of arctic air behind the coastal storm will send below-freezing temperatures down toward South Florida by Sunday morning,” the NWS said….