Winter storm could bring rare snow to Arkansas, Mississippi and Georgia

Winter storm could bring rare snow to Arkansas, Mississippi and Georgia
Winter storm could bring rare snow to Arkansas, Mississippi and Georgia

A rare winter storm could bring snow and icy conditions to the South before moving into the Northeast over the MLK weekend. 

The storm is currently located in the Pacific Ocean and will move to Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and into the Northeast.

In the Appalachian and Eastern Seaboard, it will most likely bring rain and ice due to 'ample uncertainty', the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) warned, while Atlanta could see its first significant snowstorm in four years. 

The WPC said that what their snow prediction, last updated on Wednesday, could actually present as sleet or freezing rain during the weekend in certain areas. 

Treacherous roads, hazardous travel, significant power outages and wind gusts over 40mph caused by ice storms are expected in the Southeast and up the East Coast, CNN reported.  

A rare winter storm could bring snow and icy conditions to the South before moving into the Northeast over the weekend

A rare winter storm could bring snow and icy conditions to the South before moving into the Northeast over the weekend 

The WPC said that it is still largely uncertain how the storm will present in different areas

The WPC said that it is still largely uncertain how the storm will present in different areas 

The storm is currently located in the Pacific Ocean and will move to Arkansas , Mississippi , Tennessee , Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and into the Northeast

The storm is currently located in the Pacific Ocean and will move to Arkansas , Mississippi , Tennessee , Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and into the Northeast

While the storm is expected to bring snow to certain areas, other will see sleet or freezing rain during the weekend (File photo)

While the storm is expected to bring snow to certain areas, other will see sleet or freezing rain during the weekend (File photo) 

Certain aspects of how the winter storm will develop are unpredictable, as it still has 3,000 miles to travel before impacting the eastern US over the weekend.  

'It should be stressed that the energy leading to this storm system is still in the data-poor Pacific Ocean at this time, and model and forecast changes, perhaps large, could still occur,' the WPC said on Wednesday.

By late Thursday and Friday, snow is expected to hit the Upper Midwest. 

'This next storm system is primed to produce heavy snow and will result in treacherous travel conditions across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest to close out the work week,' warned the WPC. 

South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa are expecting several inches of snow and wind gusts over 25mph. 

'A winter storm will affect the region on Friday and Friday night. The heaviest snow is currently expected to occur across central IA. However, a slight westward shift

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