The wintry blast, which the Weather Channel has dubbed "winter storm Cora," will likely be felt in the southern U.S. from Texas to the Carolinas.

▪ If the storm’s center tracks near the North Carolina coast — say, 50 to 100 miles off shore — that would allow for more sustained northerly winds over the Piedmont and a more prolonged period of snow there. The Coastal plan might see snow in that case, but along the coast it would be mostly rain.