A heavy mix of snow and sleet that swept across parts of the South is expected to melt and then freezeye7, making for slippery road conditions through Sunday, officials said.
The storm on Friday struck areas unaccustomed to such winter weather, prompting flight cancellations, school closures and official warnings to stay off the roads when possible.
A winter storm warning that stretched from eastern Oklahoma to Virginia was discontinued by Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said, after a mix of snow and freezing rain fell in cities including Jackson, Miss.; Birmingham, Ala.; and Atlanta.
On Saturday morning, areas in the Mid-Atlantic, parts of Virginia and southeastern Pennsylvania had received up to two inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of Ohio and western Pennsylvania received up to five inches.
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Areas across the South, including southeastern Oklahoma and west-central Arkansas, will “have temperatures that are going to be in the 20s Sunday morning,” said Bob Oravec, a forecaster at the service.
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