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Winter Storm Octavia: Ice Storm for Carolinas, Georgia; Snow from Kansas to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
Winter Storm Octavia: Ice Storm for Carolinas, Georgia; Snow from Kansas to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
Jan 17, 2024 3:31 PM

Winter Storm Octavia has finally exited stage right Tuesday, having dumped up to 18 inches of snow as well as showering rain onto a swath of sub-freezing land, leading to damaging ice accumulations in some areas.

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Octavia blanketed parts of a swath from Missouri to Virginia with more than 6 inches of snow. As of early Tuesday morning, the top reported snowfall total was 18 inches near Coleman in far eastern Kentucky.

A mix of sleet and freezing rain slickened roads and triggered power outages affecting well over 300,000 customers in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Up to three-quarters of an inch of ice accumulation was reported in eastern Tennessee. For more snow and ice totals, .

Octavia then spread snow into the Northeast, and dusted snow-weary southeast New England on its way out to sea.

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Accumulated sleet/ice or flash freezing of lingeringliquidon pavementalso lead to slick roads from North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina westward into the Tennessee Valley on Tuesday morning.

Ice-affected Middle Tennessee may not warm above freezing until Friday or Saturday as another reinforcing shot of cold air is expected.

PHOTOS: Winter Storm Octavia Photos

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