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Hazardous weather conditions have resulted from a winter storm that dumped snow and ice in the southeastern United States. A week after the region was hit by severe winter conditions, the southeastern United States is once again dealing with snow and ice.
Winter weather warnings were issued from Georgia to Maryland Saturday morning as the storm moved out of the region, dumping two to 4.5 inches of snow from South Carolina to east Virginia.
Cold weather will continue to wreak havoc on the roads during the weekend.
Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina has encouraged residents to stay at home due to unsafe road conditions and severe power outages. The governor declared a state of emergency in advance of the winter storm.
Since Friday afternoon, North Carolina Highway Patrol officers have responded to nearly 1,500 calls for assistance and 945 crashes in impacted regions, according to the governor’s office, which reported midday Saturday. According to the agency, the majority were caused by automobiles sliding off the road and becoming trapped, or by single-car crashes.
“With no improvement and lows in the teens Saturday night,” North Carolina Emergency Management predicted, “black ice will become a major danger for the eastern part of the state.” “Although more melting is forecast on Sunday, below-normal temperatures [will] keep the possibility of black ice alive until early next week.”
Sleet and snow also had an influence on the runways. A Delta flight coming from Washington, D.C., was taxiing off the runway at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Friday night when it skidded into dirt at 9 p.m. local time, according to airport officials. There were no casualties recorded, and the airfield reopened quickly after snow removal on an alternate runway.
