LIVE UPDATES: Winter Storm Gianna Batters The Carolinas; Power Outages Rising
- - LIVE UPDATES: Winter Storm Gianna Batters The Carolinas; Power Outages Rising
Sean Breslin February 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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Winter Storm Gianna has been as fierce as advertised in much of the Southeast, bringing more than a foot of snow to parts of Tennessee and North Carolina and triggering travel nightmares on the region's busiest roads.
(MORE: Latest Forecast For Gianna | Maps Tracker)
We're seeing more power outages and other headaches as this storm intensifies into a "bomb cyclone," so stay with us all day for the latest news, and refresh this page frequently to reveal new updates.
(05:41 a.m. EST) There's Snow In St. Pete!
As the models were suggesting, snow flurries were possible as far south as St. Petersburg, Florida, and shortly after midnight, we got ground truth.
(05:30 a.m. EST) It's Like A Hurricane Along The Outer Banks
Just look at these winds and blowing snow from overnight along North Carolina's Outer Banks as the winter storm intensified and battered the coast:
Source: “AOL Breaking”
