- - LIVE UPDATES: Winter Storm Gianna Slides Into The South; Hundreds Of Flights Canceled In Atlanta, Charlotte

Sean Breslin January 31, 2026 at 3:31 AM

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Winter Storm Gianna is underway in the South, bringing heavy snow to the Carolinas and parts of Georgia before it pivots offshore and deepens into a powerful bomb cyclone that could bring blizzard conditions to the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia.

We'll be tracking the latest from this winter storm all day, so follow below for the latest updates and refresh the page frequently to reveal new entries.

(MORE: Winter Storm Gianna's Latest Forecast | Maps Tracker Page)

(06:31 a.m. EST) Here's Who Has The Most Snow So Far

According to snow observations from the National Weather Service, several locations in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina saw more than 5 inches of snow yesterday into this morning.

- Near Faust, North Carolina: 6.8 inches

- Bristol, Tennessee: 5.3 inches

- Near Surgoinsville, Tennessee: 5.3 inches

- Liberty, Tennessee: 5 inches

(06:06 a.m. EST) Cold Alerts Map Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree Again ...

... and this doesn't even include the winter storm advisories and warnings. Luckily, meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser compiled everything in a way that makes sense — head over to our maps tracker page to see everything related to this winter storm and cold outbreak.

(05:52 a.m. EST) Gianna Brings A Mess To A Region Already In Bad Shape

AP Photo/George Walker IV

This weekend's winter storm will track across some of the same areas hit hard by last weekend's Winter Storm Fern. But luckily, in most of the states hit hardest by Fern — Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana specifically — additional impacts aren't expected from Gianna. That trio of states still has more than 150,000 homes and businesses without power this morning, according to PowerOutage.us.

It has been a very cold, frustrating week for those customers, and a long week for crews who have worked around the clock to restore power and clear tree damage caused by last weekend's ice storm.

(05:30 a.m. EST) Cancellations Mounting At Southern Airports

As we start the morning's coverage, there are already hundreds of flight cancellations at two major hubs in the South. According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International and Charlotte Douglas International are No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation with more than 500 flights canceled into and out of each airport today.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a distant third with 120 flights canceled so far. Earlier this week, Hartsfield led the country in cancellations due in part to the ice brought by Winter Storm Fern.

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Source: “AOL General News”