A rare winter storm is forecast to bring heavy snow and icing to parts of the Deep South today as temperatures continue to drop across the U.S. behind an Arctic front sweeping the country. The storm will extend from the central Gulf Coast to the southern Mid-Atlantic coast today, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin at 3:16 a.m. New York time. A wintry mix is possible as far as southern Los Angeles. “Significant icing appears quite probable across portions of southern Georgia into coastal South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina ,” the weather service said. “A swath of light to moderate snows is likely further to the north and west, with heavy snows possible across northeastern North Carolina into the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.” Precipitation is expected to “slide off” of the coast tomorrow, while the Florida peninsula will see “some lingering showers,” according to the […]