Early January 2017 North American winter storm

Snow in central North Carolina brought by the storm

On January 6, 2017, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency. 10 inches of snow fell in Greensboro, High Point, Lewisville and Lenoir,[8] and at one point 25,000 were without power. 700 traffic accidents were reported.[9]

The winter storm laid a thin layer of ice across parts of the state, causing multiple road closures.[10] Portions of Interstate 20 and Interstate 55 were also closed because of the ice, as multiple bridges and overpasses had ice on them.[11] 62 accidents were reported, but there were no injuries reported from the Magnolia State.[10]

In Alabama, governor Robert J. Bentley declared a state of emergency on January 5, in advance of the storm, deploying 300 soldiers of the Alabama National Guard for assistance.[10]

Roads were closed in Alabama as the winter storm moved through, with officials urging residents to stay inside.[10] Multiple portions of interstates were closed, with the climax being Interstate 59 becoming impassable early on January 8. Curfews were also put in place as conditions deteriorated quickly, advising travel would not be a good idea.[10][12][13]

A blizzard warning was issued on January 5 for the eastern coast of the state, an extremely rare event.[10] The heaviest accumulations of the storm reached 13 inches (33 cm). Slick roads lead to nearly 500 crashes, one of which claimed a life.[10]

On January 7, the stretch of roads from Interstate 664 to Interstate 64 in Hampton, was closed because of heavy snowfall, as well as every flight being cancelled at the Norfolk International Airport.[10] The Port of Virginia was also closed at midnight on January 7 because of the possibility of white-out conditions. Vessels were prohibited from entering or leaving, and remaining ones were advised to stay docked.[10]

Snow in Canton, Georgia

Early on January 7, travel was nearly impassable in the northern portion of the state, with 10,000 customers reporting power outages.[10] 700 flights were cancelled at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on January 6–7. Multiple cars were also reported to have slid off roads because of the treacherous conditions.[14]

A school bus was reported to have slid off the road early on January 7 as the storm caused impacts.[10][15] No injuries were reported. Schools were also let out earlier because of the deteriorating conditions. By 9:30 a.m, there was about 53 reported crashes.[10]

At least four people died in traffic accidents as the system moved through.[16] In response to slick roads caused by the storm, numerous schools closed. On January 6, governmental offices were closed, including all state nonessential offices. A speech Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson was scheduled to give to the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals was canceled.[17]

A fatal crash was reported early on January 5 after a car struck a tree after sliding on the slippery roads. He died after being rushed to the hospital.[1][18]

An EF0 tornado touched down near Live Oak causing roof damage and fallen trees and tree limbs.

On January 6, a winter storm warning was issued for parts of the state, as the system was expected to brush the coastline with the heaviest accumulations to the southeast.[19] However, the snowfall totals were later upgraded to be shifted more west as the low was expected to track more to the west then originally thought. A winter weather advisory was also issued for the western parts of New Jersey; however, some of these areas were later included to the warning. Most of the major roads in the state, such as the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike had their speed limits reduced because of the snowfall, although residents were advised across the state to stay inside.[1]

In Delaware, where as much as nearly a foot of snow fell and winds of up to 35 mph (56 km/h), drivers faced extremely poor visibility, which caused dozens of cars to spin out during the day on roadways.[20] As the snowfall ended, Delaware Department Transportation spokesman Jim Westhoff released a statement stating "We've got to get the roads in pretty good shape before that Monday morning.", because of the risk of slippery roads.[20]

Governor Jack Markell issued a limited state of emergency for the county of Sussex, advising residents to stay off the roads. In other areas such as Claymont, a car collided with a snowplow early on January 6. In total, roughly 94 crashes and 23 disabled vehicles were responded to by the Delaware State Police.[20]

In New York, as much as 6 inches (15 cm) of snowfall fell in parts of the state, with New York City picking up their first measurable snow of the season.[21] 2,300 city salt trucks and plows were dispatched to clear out the snow after the storm had subsided.

A mutli-car collision was reported on January 7 along a snow-covered portion of Interstate 91 near Middletown.[22][23] No injuries or fatalities were reported; however, it gave authorities to warn residents about traveling on treacherous roads.

At Boston Logan International Airport, the location picked up 7.2 inches (18 cm), their heaviest snowfall since a blizzard about two years prior, which dropped nearly 16 inches (41 cm) on parts of the city.[22] A total of 179 cancellations were made at the airport on January 6–7. Officials also warned residents to stay off the roadways of Cape Cod, with whiteout conditions being cited as the likely cause.[22]

Governor Charlie Baker had reported that minor crashes were reported in and around the state, none of which were injurious or fatal.[22] He also stated that 3,000 snow plows or other equipment had been dispatched to clear off the major highways for travel.

In Maine, the stretch of the Maine Turnpike (I-95) from the New Hampshire state line to exit 53 had the speed limits reduced to 45 mph (72 km/h).[22]

Frontier Airlines, centered in Denver, canceled roughly two dozen flights in advance of the storm's arrival. Ski lifts were shut down at Steamboat Springs,[24] and an Avalanche Warning was issued for the Gunnison area.[25]

Between two and three inches of snow fell across the state, with higher totals occurring in the Panhandle and locally. Oktaha, in the eastern part of the state, measured five inches.[26] Some highways closed while state crews treated them and dealt with accidents. Dozens of accidents were reported by the Oklahoma City Fire Department, with nine of them involving injuries, and many schools canceled classes in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.[27]