An energetic and cold upper low spun over the state of Mississippi on Thursday morning aiding in the development of a few inches of snow for the Magnolia State. Mississippi is just the first in line for Winter Storm Iago as snow spreads from the Deep South to the Mid-Atlantic by Friday morning. (MORE: | ) ...

Jackson, Miss. Snowier than the Windy City Hartselle, Alabama Heavy snow falls in Hartselle, Ala., causing many traffic problems and some fun for children Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Motorist James Burton stands in front of his car stranded on US Highway 31 on Hartselle Mountain after the stretch of highway became to slick for many motorists to get up the hill. (AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr.) A meager 1.3 inches of snow has officially been recorded so far...

Exford, U.K. Snow falls in Exford on January 22, 2013 on Exmoor, England. Snow and ice is continuing to cause disruptions to some parts of the U.K. with more snow forecast for the southwest tonight. LONDON -- Winter has arrived in . Snow continued into , but the heaviest snow fell Friday. Airlines canceled dozens of flights and the weather threw rail traffic into chaos.London's Heathrow Airport shut down one runway for 45 minutes so it could de-ice and clear...

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Blowing snow and slick roadways in various parts of the state on Monday Jan. 21 set off multiple highway pileups, including one outside Cincinnati involving at least 86 vehicles that left a 12-year-old girl dead. The crash on Interstate 275 near the Cincinnati suburb of Colerain Township was one of at least four pileups that snared dozens of vehicles. Officers were called to the scene shortly after 11:30 a.m. and discovered multiple chain-reaction collisions. The 12-year-old...

Exford, U.K. Snow falls in Exford on January 22, 2013 on Exmoor, England. Snow and ice is continuing to cause disruptions to some parts of the U.K. with more snow forecast for the southwest tonight. LONDON -- Several hundred schools in England are closed because of heavy snow, prompting some harrumphing that the nation surrenders too easily to foul weather. About 5,000 of the 23,500 primary and secondary schools in England were closed Monday, and hundreds were closed again on...

A commuter bundles up against extreme cold conditions Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Chicago. Temperatures in the area were hovering around zero with sub-zero wind chill reading hitting 10 below. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) An Arctic blast has gripped the Midwest and Northeast, with a perilous combination of bitterly cold air and gusty winds making it feel like winds 50 degrees below zero and enough snow and ice to cancel schools and make driving treacherous. In Washington, D.C., it was...

International Falls, Minn. A look over the Rainy River towards Canada on a brutally cold morning in January 2010 from iWitness Weather contributor bogwoman Imagine spending more than four days with outdoor temperatures never climbing above zero. That's what residents of have endured this week. Subzero temperatures gripped this city along the U.S./Canadian border from around 6 p.m. on Saturday January, 19 to just before 10 p.m. on the evening of Thursday January, 24. That's more than 115 hours in...

Editor's note: The following information was valid at the time Khan was named at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time Friday. For the latest information, read our latest update on Winter Storm Khan here. The Weather Channel has named the current winter weather system affecting the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Khan based on the following potential impacts: Impacts- As much as 0.50 inch of ice accumulation which may lead to power outages in addition to major travel issues. Also 2 to 4 inches...

Sevierville, Tenn. Caton's Chapel volunteer firefighters Charles Power, left, and Devin Keeler slide their way past a stranded ambulance on Henrytown Road in Sevier County, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Winter Storm Khan brought a swath of light snow from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic on January 25. In the South, freezing rain and sleet led to hundreds of accidents from southeastern Kentucky to eastern Tennessee, far northern Georgia, North Carolina and northern South Carolina. Dangerous travel conditions will persist...

Editor's note: The following information was valid at the time Luna was named at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time Saturday. For the latest information, read our latest update on Winter Storm Luna here. The Winter Storm Team at The Weather Channel has named the upcoming winter storm LUNA based on the following potential impacts: (MORE: Why we name winter storms) Impacts- Significant mix of wintry precipitation. Up to a quarter to half inch of freezing rain and sleet for Plains through...

(Tablet Infographics) If you shift your center-of-gravity over your front facing foot instead of splitting it evenly between your feet, you can more easily walk across icy surfaces without falling quite so much. Penguins have figured this out, as have many who live in areas covered by ice for weeks each year. The above graphic is from a site that has a wide variety of infographics for many occasions. Another way to avoid slipping in icy conditions is to use...

Editor's note: The following information was valid at the time Magnus was named at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, January 29, 2013. For the latest information, read our latest update on Winter Storm Magnus here. The Winter Storm Team at The Weather Channel has named the upcoming winter storm Magnus based on the following potential impacts: (MORE: Why we name winter storms) Impacts – Swath of moderate to heavy snowfall with accumulations from 2 to 6 inches across southern areas...

The snowy end of the system bringing severe weather in the South arrived in the Midwest on Wednesday morning, bringing wintry conditions back to an area that has seen warmer-than-average temperatures over the past few days. Below are a collection of images and tweets telling the story of Magnus so far. (MORE: | | ) MORE ON WEATHER.COM: The World's Endangered Beaches ...