Governors in at least four states have declared a state of emergency due to a new winter storm.
The governors of Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina have declared a state of emergency over the storm, which, according to the National Weather Center, is also set to impact some 18 other states.
The storm has already dumped up to seven inches of snow and left ice in states such as Texas and Oklahoma and follows a different storm that just dropped inches of snow in states such as Maryland.
The new storm “will likely bring significant impacts from snow, sleet, and freezing rain in different parts of the state,” North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said in a statement. “North Carolinians should pay close attention to their local weather forecast, make sure they are prepared with what they need at home before Friday afternoon, and stay home if possible as ice on the roadways will likely create dangerous driving conditions.”…