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Christmas. it really was historical the first time we had a white christmas more than a trace of snow accumulated and fell on christmas day in atlanta since 1882 and that's around when weather records started to be kept. incredible numbers and history making christmas. now the big picture shows heaviest snow bands bearing down on new jersey at this hour is where we see heavy snow and we're seeing snow across eastern sections of north carolina. this snowfall rates are very intense. the wind is fierce and with that wicked wind will come very low visibility. if you don't have to travel today, obv...

>> jamie: okay. maria molina in the extreme weather center. it's been busy for her. i'm not sure she made it home. on top of this. this is a serious system. the doc said he could handle it but a lot of people won't be able to. concerns about heat and shovelling. in areas that hadn't seen snow in such a long time, how unusual is it? >> raleigh, north carolina, last time they had a white christmas was 1947. atlanta, georgia, 1882. we are looking at over 100 years of unusualty out of the storm system and powerful and strengthening. it is producing additional snowfall across eastern part of north ...

Am talking about more than a trace, 1927. in atlanta, traces and flurries. we never had sticking snow to measure. that was 1882. a long time. birmingham, and columbia never happened. maybe it happened 200 years ago, we didn't write it down. take a look at the storm system, a lot happening. you see it in the south, the first component of a storm, a lot of energy to the north, all of this is setting up for much of the nation. the upgrade has just hundred. that was upgraded from a watch. charlotte and raleigh on a warning. five inches plus for you. this is just the beginning. all this moisture fr...

Alabama, first white christmas. in atlanta 1882 last sig capital snowfall christmas day. people were enjoying that. raleigh, north carolina, same thing, first white christmas since 1927, but back to atlanta here, the metro area saw up to an inch of snow in some places. heavier amounts fell in the northern part of georgia. snow had some ice was enough to lead the state department of transportation to post several travel advisories. also saturday's southern snowstorm made knoxville, tennessee, look like this, yeah it's beautiful, a very nice picture on a christmas day but it can cause some probl...

It's what we are urging people to do. make sure you have basic supplies at home. if they have to go out, be careful. >> a bit further north, blizzard warnings for new york and boston where the winds could gust up to 40 miles an hour. atlanta had their first white christmas since 1882. it reeked havoc on flights and forced hundreds of cancellations. we go to danielle banks who has us covered across the country. good morning to you, again. >> good morning. we are happy to bring updates, as many as you need on this. there's so much activity going on. this area of low pressure is the culprit. it's...