Residents across parts of the Gulf Coast and South are bracing for a rare winter storm expected to drop heavy snow and create treacherous conditions, including freezing rain and sleet.

Winter storms of this magnitude are rare along this 1,500-mile corridor, where winter storm warnings, watches and advisories are widespread. Travel will grind to a halt in the Deep South as snow accumulates in cities that don’t often use snowplows.

Another blast of winter storms is closing schools, snarling flights and putting millions of residents on alert across parts of the Deep South and south-central U.S. The National Weather Service says heavy snowfall and icy conditions are likely Friday in Mississippi,

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South Mississippi is bracing for the first significant snowfall since 1996, Harrison County Emergency Management director Matt Stratton said during a meeting Sunday afternoon to prepare for the deep freeze expected to grip the Coast tonight and bring snow by Tuesday.

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Snow accumulations are possible across much of Mississippi, according to the revised forecast Sunday from the National Weather Service in Jackson.

Dangerously cold weather spread over the Midwest on Saturday and is headed toward the East Coast, where temperatures well below seasonal norms are expected starting late Sunday and into next week.

South Mississippi remains under a winter storm watch from late Monday night through Tuesday evening, with 1 to 3 inches of snow possible on the ground Tuesday along the Coast. The National Weather Service forecast says 4 to 6 inches of snow could accumulate along and north of the Interstate 10 and I-12 corridor,

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South-central Georgia and Florida's Big Bend area could see ice totals between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. Tallahassee could get a dusting of snow and a quarter of an inch of ice − enough to make roads impassable and knock out power lines from the winter storm forecast to hit the area.