Southern US Braces for More Snow & Ice After Recent Storms | AccuWeather
- The lingering cold across the East is setting the stage for another wave of snow for some areas of the southern United States this week.
- A new storm brought fresh snow to parts of Kentucky and Tennessee earlier this week and will bring a small amount of snow and slippery travel to parts...
- Recent storms in the latter half of January brought a significant amount of snow and ice not only to the northern tier of the country, but also to...
The lingering cold across the East is setting the stage for another wave of snow for some areas of the southern United States this week.
A new storm brought fresh snow to parts of Kentucky and Tennessee earlier this week and will bring a small amount of snow and slippery travel to parts of North Carolina and southern Virginia into early Thursday, February 5, 2026. Other states that have been experiencing a deep chill are finally seeing some relief.
Recent storms in the latter half of January brought a significant amount of snow and ice not only to the northern tier of the country, but also to the southern United States. A cross-country snow and ice storm during the last full weekend in January caused widespread, days-long power outages in Mississippi and Tennessee due to significant ice accumulation. In the final days of January, a bomb cyclone brought over a foot of snow to parts of North Carolina.
Snow developed over Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday and moved into North Carolina and Virginia Wednesday night. Unlike recent storms, this system did not strengthen rapidly, keeping snowfall totals lower than previous events.
Rain over parts of North Carolina will transition to snow early Thursday morning before ending by midday. Colder air is expected to move back across much of the eastern United States on Thursday.
Cities such as Nashville and Raleigh experienced high temperatures near 50 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday. Nashville has been mostly in the 30s each afternoon for the last 10 days, with low temperatures in the teens and 20s during this time. The warmer air and rain helped melt some of the snow across the southern Appalachians and Carolinas.
This map shows the snow depth across the southeastern United States as of early in the morning on Thursday, February 5.
Following the storm, another wave of cold air is expected to push into the Ohio Valley and the Southeast, bringing high temperatures back to near-freezing levels and low temperatures back into the teens and 20s. Temperatures dipping below freezing will create the potential for lingering wet or slushy areas to refreeze and become icy, even late into the week.
At its peak, over 1 million utility customers from Texas to the Carolinas and Virginia were without power on Sunday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.US. Ice accumulation from Texas to the Carolinas could lead to days of power outages and travel disruptions.
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