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Potentially historic Winter Storm Jonas is kicking into high gear Friday morning, with heavy snow, freezing rain and sleet being reported from the lower Mississippi Valley to West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

Jonas has already dumped up to a foot of snow in western North Carolina as of Friday morning. A half foot or more of snow has also been measured in parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, upstate South Carolina, western Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas. Thundersnow was reported in the Nashville, Tennessee, metro area Friday morning with snowfall rates of an inch per hour. Even heavier snowfall rates of 2 inches per hour have been observed in Jackson, Kentucky, and Roanoke, Virginia, Friday morning.

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Conditions will go downhill rapidly Friday night through Saturday in the mid-Atlantic and portions of the Northeast where blizzard conditions, strong winds and coastal flooding will develop. The National Weather Service has now issued blizzard warnings from northern Virginia to Long Island, including Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. Heavy snow and strong winds will bring travel to a grinding halt, between late Friday and Sunday morning.

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As of Friday morning, more than 85 million people – or roughly one in every four Americans – in at least 20 states were covered by either a blizzard warning, winter storm watch, winter storm warning, winter weather advisory, or freezing rain advisory from Arkansas to the Carolinas to the New York City area and extreme southern New England.

(INTERACTIVE: Winter Alerts/Radar)

Let’s start with the impacts from Jonas, then we’ll detail the forecast timing.

Snow and Ice Impacts

• At least 1 foot of snow: Eastern Kentucky into a large part of of West Virginia, western North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, D.C., northern Delaware, far southern Pennsylvania, central New Jersey and possibly parts of the New York City area. Amounts exceeding 2 feet are possible in parts of western Virginia, eastern West Virginia, central Maryland and the District of Columbia. 
• At least 6 inches of snow: Much of northern New Jersey into New York City and Long Island; central Kentucky and parts Middle Tennessee; and a narrow zone immediately surrounding the 1-foot zone. In the New York City area, there will be a wide range of snow amounts across a short distance with the heaviest totals from near the city southward, and lighter amounts to the north.
• Damaging ice: Damaging ice accumulations of 1/4 inch or more are likely from parts of Upstate South Carolina into the Piedmont and foothills of North Carolina, including the Charlotte and Greensboro/Winston-Salem metropolitan areas. The Raleigh-Durham area may also see enough ice to break tree limbs and down power lines. Another zone of concern exists over Kentucky, generally south of I-64, where some locations may see tree and/or power line damage from 1/4 inch of ice.

Other Impacts

Strong winds are expected north of the low pressure center over parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday night into Saturday. These will likely cause power outages and sporadic damage.

Those winds will also raise the threat of coastal flooding during both high tides Saturday along the Atlantic coast from Long Island Sound to the Delmarva Peninsula.

(INTERACTIVE: Coastal Flood/Marine Alerts)

For more on the threat of coastal flooding and strong winds, see our full story on the forecast for high winds and coastal flooding from Winter Storm Jonas.

Winter Storm Jonas: Timing

• Friday/Friday night: Snow continues across the Lower Mississippi Valley during the first half of the day. Snow or rain changing to snow spreads through Tennessee, northern Mississippi, northern Alabama and northern Georgia. A mess of snow, sleet or freezing rain spreads into the lower Ohio Valley, Appalachians, Carolinas and Virginia. Snow spreads north up the Interstate 95 corridor Friday afternoon and Friday night mainly south of New York City. Winds intensify Friday night along the coast from the Carolinas to the Jersey Shore, and near Chesapeake Bay.

• Saturday/Saturday night: Heavy snow in the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic states. Snow will spread into southern New England. Precipitation may change to snow as far south as parts of South Carolina. Rain changes to snow near the Mid-Atlantic coast. Strong, possibly damaging winds from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod.

• Sunday: All of the precipitation associated with Winter Storm Jonas should move off the Atlantic coast before sunrise Sunday, leaving clearing skies for the day. Temperatures in most of the affected areas should climb at least a few degrees above freezing, allowing the cleanup to begin.

(FORECAST: Louisville, Kentucky | Roanoke, Virginia | Greensboro, North Carolina)

Jonas Storm Reports So Far

Here are some of the top snow and ice totals for Jonas so far through late Friday morning.

South:

Arkansas: Up to 7 inches snow near North Little Rock; 0.25 inches ice in Paragould.
Kentucky: 8 inches snow near Boaz; 5 inches snow and 0.30 inches ice in Bowling Green; 2 inch per hour snowfall rates in Jackson.
Louisiana: Dusting of snow in Oak Grove and Lake Providence
North Carolina: 12 inches snow in Fairview; 7 inches snow in Waynesville.
South Carolina: 6 inches snow in Landrum; Up to 0.25 inches ice near Lancaster and Pageland.
Tennessee: 6 inches snow near Goodlettsville; Thundersnow and snowfall rates of an inch per hour in Nashville.

Mid-Atlantic/Appalachians:

Virginia: 7 inches snow near Pearisburg; Snowfall rates of 2 inches per hour in Roanoke Friday morning.
West Virginia: 8 inches snow in Logan; 6 inches snow in Oceana.

Midwest:

Kansas: 10 inches in Barnes; 9.5 inches in Haddam
Missouri: 3 inches snow in East Prairie
Nebraska: 9 inches in Hebron; 8 inches in Hubbell
South Dakota: 2.5 inches in Watertown

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