Frigid nights, black ice to follow southern US snowstorm through midweek

While crews have already begun the restoration process, tens of thousands may remain without power into the middle of the week.

As of 9:00 a.m. EST Monday, there were nearly 280,000 people without power in the wake of the storm. This includes outages in the states of North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Even after the storm departs, wintry trouble will remain.

A clear sky, light winds and an extensive deep snow cover will allow temperatures to plummet at night," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Courtney Travis.

Temperatures are forecast to dip into the teens and 20s F Monday night and Tuesday night and into the 20s to lower 30s Wednesday night.

Download the free AccuWeather app to see how cold the weather will be for your area.

Record lows this time of the year are generally in the single digits to middle teens. However, under perfect conditions, a few spots may have temperatures dip to record-challenging levels.

Overall, temperatures will average as much as 10 degrees below normal through Wednesday.

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