Breakfast brief
Snow, ice spread eastward, active PNW
Snow is falling across the Mid-Mississippi and Tennessee valleys before moving into the Carolinas today. After a break, the Pacific Northwest is dealing with another round of rain and snow. The Breakfast Brief is published daily, Monday through Friday, at 5:00 a.m. Eastern time.
Snow fell across the southern Plains Thursday, especially in DFW and OKC. At least 2 inches piled up for many with a glaze of ice to top it all off. Now, the Metro areas of Atlanta, Birmingham, Ala., Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., are getting the wintry weather. Atlanta, however, is one of the main areas where snow, ice and rain will occur as the temperatures hover around the freezing mark.
The wintry weather moves east today with heavy rainfall bringing up the southern end along the Gulf Coast and Southeast. The Carolinas will see impacts later today, especially during the afternoon commute and overnight. Have your weather alerts switched on!
On this day in weather history
On this day in 1989, the first documented January tornado in Utah occurred!
-Those that got snow and ice in Texas on Thursday will see it melt today as temperatures make it above freezingwith warmer highs in the 40s, 50s and 60s returning this weekend across the southern Plains.
Overnight, the Pacific Northwest started to get the impacts of their newest storm system after a brief break. Snow, rain and ice are all on the menu depending on your elevation and location. See the WeatherRadar for when this system moves further inland.
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