一场席卷东南部大部分地区的残酷冬季风暴带来了三个罕见的景象：冻雨、雪和冰。接下来是东北。 美国有线电视新闻网气象学家说，周日的冬季天气警报从密西西比州到缅因州绵延 1,400 多英里，覆盖多达 8000 万人。
国家气象局 (NWS) 从周日到周一早些时候对南卡罗来纳州的部分地区发布了冰暴警告，气温可能会保持在冰点以下，直到下周开始。
“大量积冰将使旅行变得危险或不可能，”格林维尔的 NWS 办公室周日表示。 “强烈反对旅行。”
南卡罗来纳州国民警卫队已启动协助应对风暴并保持道路畅通。
“在南卡罗来纳州州长亨利麦克马斯特的指示下，南卡罗来纳州国民警卫队已经启动了大约 120 名服务人员，以支持我们的州合作伙伴应对影响该州地区的冬季天气，”美国陆军少将说。 . 南卡罗来纳州副将军范麦卡蒂在周日的新闻发布会上。
南卡罗来纳州国民警卫队的推文显示，警卫人员在道路上协助滞留的驾车者。
截至下午 2 点，超过 278,000 人断电。 ET，根据 PowerOutage.US。停电最多的地区包括：
北卡罗来纳州 90,351
南卡罗来纳州 88,930
格鲁吉亚 56,928
佛罗里达州 32,161
田纳西州 7,487
阿拉巴马州 3,103
“北卡罗来纳州现在感受到了一场冬季风暴的影响，这场风暴今天将继续席卷该州，”州长罗伊·库珀周日表示。
库珀说：“一些县的降雪量高达 8 到 12 英寸，严重的结冰正在该州中部地区造成麻烦。” “北卡罗来纳州的情况各不相同，在许多地区都很危险。”
北卡罗来纳州至少有 25 个县宣布进入紧急状态，库珀说，一些县准备开设避难所，以安置那些没有电力或供暖的人。
州交通部长埃里克博耶特说，北卡罗来纳州的道路状况“险恶”。据报道，至少发生了 200 起碰撞事故，工作人员正在“昼夜不停地”清理道路，”他说。
NWS 警告说，I-85 沿线和以东的冰层将变得非常危险，包括南卡罗来纳州的斯巴达堡，一直到北卡罗来纳州的索尔兹伯里。这包括整个夏洛特地铁地区。
预报员说，夏洛特山脚下的积雪可能高达一英尺，冰层可达半英寸。罗利预计将有 2 英寸厚的积雪，可能还有 1/4 英寸的冰层。
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弗吉尼亚州警方表示，自午夜以来，由于持续的冬季风暴，他们已经应对了至少 142 起交通事故和 162 辆残疾车辆。
“请远离道路。自午夜 (1/16) 至下午 12:45 (1/16) 以来，#VSP 响应了 142 起交通事故和 162 辆残疾车辆。很少有人受伤。没有死亡报告，”它在周日下午发推文说。
弗吉尼亚州交通部（VDOT）在推特上表示，在罗阿诺克县附近的 81 号州际公路上发生多辆车相撞事故，导致所有车道受阻，造成一人轻伤。
“我们对此再怎么强调都不为过。在冬季风暴期间，请尽可能避免旅行，尤其是在有冰存在的情况下……”VDOT 在另一条推文中说。
亚特兰大的国家气象局表示，乔治亚州北部的道路结冰导致了危险的状况。
该机构在 Twitter 帖子中说：“我们收到了从 ATL 地铁东区穿越北乔治亚州的多起事故的报告。”请，请，在外面放轻松。随着非常冷的空气继续渗入，道路开始结冰。”
田纳西州交通部要求居民在清理道路时呆在家里，周日下午说，由于汉弗莱斯县的半路翻倒，一个主要州际公路的一部分已经关闭。
“I-40 East 因 Humphreys Co. 在 136 毫米处的半挂车倾覆而关闭。清障车正在现场移动卡车。道路没有积雪，但路况潮湿，可能会很滑。在那里慢慢来， ”发言人丽贝卡哈蒙德在推文中说。
'Significant icing' and treacherous travel conditions slam the Southeast as thousands lose power in the bitter cold
A brutal winter storm walloping much of the Southeast has brought a trio of rare sights: freezing rain, snow and ice. And the Northeast is up next.
Winter weather alerts Sunday stretch over 1,400 miles from Mississippi to Maine, covering as many as 80 million people, CNN meteorologists said.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an ice storm warning for parts of South Carolina from Sunday through early Monday, with temperatures likely to remain below freezing until the start of next week.
"Significant amounts of ice accumulations will make travel dangerous or impossible," the NWS office in Greenville said Sunday. "Travel is strongly discouraged."
The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to assist with the storm and keep roads clear.
"At the direction of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, the South Carolina National Guard has activated approximately 120 service members to be available to support our state partners in response to the winter weather impacting areas of the state," said US Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, the adjutant general of South Carolina, in a Sunday news release.
Tweets by the South Carolina National Guard showed guardsmen assisting stranded motorists on roadways.
More than 278,000 people were without power as of 2 p.m. ET, according to PowerOutage.US. The top areas by outage include:
North Carolina 90,351
South Carolina 88,930
Georgia 56,928
Florida 32,161
Tennessee 7,487
Alabama 3,103
"North Carolina is now feeling the effects of a winter storm that will continue to move through the state today," Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday.
"As much as eight to 12 inches of snow has fallen in some counties, and significant icing is causing trouble in the central part of the state," Cooper said. "Conditions vary across North Carolina and are dangerous in many areas."
At least 25 North Carolina counties have declared a state of emergency, and Cooper said some counties are prepared to open shelters to house those who do not have power or heat.
Road conditions are "treacherous" across North Carolina, state transportation secretary Eric Boyette said. At least 200 collisions have been reported, and crews are working "around the clock" to clean roads," he said.
The NWS warned that ice accumulations will become very dangerous along and east of I-85 including Spartanburg, South Carolina, all the way up to Salisbury, North Carolina. This includes the entire metro Charlotte area.
Charlotte could get up to a foot of snow in the foothills and up to a half-inch of ice, forecasters said. Raleigh is expected to get up to 2 inches of snow and possibly a quarter-inch of ice.
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The Virginia State Police say they have responded to at least 142 traffic crashes and 162 disabled vehicles since midnight due to the ongoing winter storm.
"Pls stay off the roads. Since midnight (1/16) thru 12:45 PM (1/16), #VSP responded to 142 traffic crashes & 162 disabled vehicles. Few injuries. No deaths reported," it tweeted Sunday afternoon.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) said on Twitter that a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 near Roanoke County had blocked all lanes and resulted in one minor injury.
"We can't stress this enough. Please avoid travel if at all possible during winter storms, especially when ice is present...," VDOT said in a separate tweet.
Freezing roads in northern Georgia have led to perilous conditions, the National Weather Service in Atlanta said.
"We are getting reports of numerous accidents across north GA from the ATL metro east," the agency said in a Twitter post. Please, please, take it easy out there. Roads are beginning to freeze up as very cold air continues to filter in."
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is asking residents to stay home while it clears roads, saying Sunday afternoon that a portion of a major interstate was closed due to an overturned semi in Humphreys County.
"I-40 East closed due to an overturned semi in Humphreys Co. at the 136 mm. Wrecker is on scene to move the truck. The road is clear of snow but conditions are wet and could be slick. Take it slow out there," spokesperson Rebekah Hammonds said in a tweet.
