Southeastern United States Florida and Georgia Florida A&M University and Florida State University, announced closures for January 3. Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for 28 counties. of snowfall was recorded at Savannah, Georgia. while Tallahassee, Florida received of snow officially. For this region it was the first snow fall since December 1989. Additionally, this is the first recorded measurable snowfall in Tallahassee during the month of January based on records dating back to April 1885. The snowfall forced the closure of Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, cancelling 78 incoming and outgoing flights. Ice accumulation was reported as far south as northern Levy County, Florida. Widespread power outages affected much of the Southeast U.S. coast during the storm's infancy; nearly 100,000 electricity customers were without power in the Florida-Georgia border region, including over 6,000 in Glynn County, Georgia. Heavy icing downed trees and power lines throughout St. Simons Island, Georgia, causing extensive power outages. Power outages impacted Nassau County, Florida to a similar extent, prompting the opening of an emergency shelter in Hilliard, Florida. Four Central Florida counties also opened cold weather shelters when temperatures fell below . Icy conditions forced numerous road closures, including an stretch of Interstate 10 between Tallahassee, Florida and Live Oak, Florida. All lanes of Interstate 75 closed in Hamilton County, Florida to facilitate de-icing. The Carolinas Snowfall in South Carolina peaked at in Summerville. Charleston recorded the third highest daily snowfall total in its history at and the highest total since 1989. The runways of Joint Base Charleston, used jointly with Charleston International Airport, were closed by the United States Air Force. The airport closed for 4 days. A state of emergency was declared and a curfew enforced for much of Dorchester County. On January 4, the South Carolina National Guard was deployed to assist impacted areas and the South Carolina Highway Patrol and South Carolina Department of Transportation to recover vehicles. One person was killed in a traffic collision on Interstate 95 in Clarendon County due to icy road conditions following the storm's passage. Governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper activated the state's emergency operations center on January 3 and declared a state of emergency for 54 counties. Due to the inclement conditions, 66 North Carolina school districts issued cancellations, affecting thousands of students. Local snowfalls in excess of occurred across the eastern half of the state. Wilmington, North Carolina