Rare Blast of Snow, Ice Takes Aim at Southeast US Coast

Public Works crews prepare for snow from an impending winter storm at Virginia Beach, Va., on Jan. 20, 2022. Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP

NORFOLK, Va.—Freezing rain began to glaze parts of the Carolinas late Friday afternoon, while light snow started falling in southeastern Virginia—marking the beginnings of a storm that forecasters say could snarl a region that’s unaccustomed to winter precipitation.

“From now through overnight, we’re expecting to get our greatest accumulation of snow and ice,” said David Glenn, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City, North Carolina.