Southern states suffer severe winter storms over MLK . Day weekend

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The governors of the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia declared states of emergency ahead of a winter storm system expected to hit the southeastern United States on Saturday, CNN reported. report.

Based on Related press, “2 to 5 inches … snow could fall as far as southeastern Georgia from Saturday night, though Sunday, and possible power outages and travel problems could be exacerbated by any any mantle of ice – and gusts of up to 35 mph.”

Schools and many businesses will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, making cancellations unnecessary and potentially ruining weekend travel plans.

The National Weather Service forecast the storm would “move east to southeast on Sunday morning, then move northeast to north in the mid-Atlantic on Monday.”

Stores are selling out of essentials while street guards work desperately to avoid a repeat of the situation in Virginia that has left thousands of people – consists of Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) – stuck overnight on I-95 earlier this month.