Three winter storms have impacted parts of the South with snow and ice in the span of about a week. Now we are turning our eyes onto a fourth winter storm for midweek, which is following right behind

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Low pressure is expected to track from near the Gulf Coast to off the Southeast coast in response to an energetic upper-level system kicking out of the Southwest.With sufficiently cold air in place, the low will help pull moisture northward across the South, resulting in snow for some locations, and a cold rain for others.

Below is an overview of the forecast for this storm which starts Tuesday night and goes through Wednesday night. However, keep in mind that this forecast will likely change leading up to the event, so check back for updates.

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Forecast: Snow in the South

Tuesday's Night Forecast

Tuesday Night

Snow or mixture of rain and snow will begin to develop in north-central Texas, southeast Oklahoma, southern Arkansas, far northern Louisiana and central Mississippi.Cities: | | |

Wednesday Forecast

Wednesday

Wintry precipitation becomes more widespread and expands eastward through the day. In general, snow or a rain and snow mixture is possible between I-20 and I-40 from northeast Texas, southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana to northern Mississippi, northern Alabama, northern Georgia, far southern Tennessee, Upstate South Carolina and eventually North Carolina. Poor travel conditions are likely in this swath.Cities:||||

Wednesday Night Forecast

Wednesday Night-Early Thursday

Snow or a rain and snow mixture continues from northern Alabama and northern Georgia to Upstate South Carolina and North Carolina. Snow will also move into southern Virginia.Travel should be avoided through these areas.Cities:(particularly northern suburbs)||| |

How Much Snow?

Additional Snowfall Forecast

Our forecast map above shows a stripe of accumulating snow from northeast Texas and southern Arkansas to northern Mississippi, northern Alabama, northern Georgia, Upstate South Carolina, North Carolina and southern Virginia. As you can see, a large swath has the potential to see 1 to 3 inches of snow. Embedded in this swath we could see higher amounts of 3 to 5 inches, particularly from northeast Georgia to North Carolina.Themetro area (particularly northern suburbs) will see accumulating snow, with the greatest amounts on the north side of the city. Travel should be avoided beginning Wednesday afternoon.Accumulating snow possible is also likely in , , and . Travel is not recommended late Wednesday into early Thursday.

Wintry Timeline

I-20 Forecast Timing for Wednesday

I-85 Forecast Timing for Wednesday and Thursday

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