Winter Storm Cora is sweeping through the Southeast, delivering a mess of snow and ice from Arkansas and Tennessee to the Carolinas and Virginia, including Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville. The wintry mess is snarling travel and in some cases icing could be heavy enough to cause power outages and tree damage.

Snow lovers in the Southeast have been starved in recent winters, but Winter Storm Cora could bring the first official inch or greater snowfall that some cities have seen in multiple years.How official snow measurements are taken: Accumulations of snow and/or sleet make up totals that go into NOAA's historical record books.

While Southern California continues to grapple with several devastating wildfires, a massive winter storm is bringing heavy snow and ice to millions of people across the U.S. South on Friday. The storm will continue on Saturday,