A nor'easter exited the East Coast of the United States on January 4, producing snowfall from Alabama to New England.

[4] In preparation of the winter storm, Washington D.C. declared a state of emergency and shut down the National Zoo.

[17] North-central, northeast and northwest portions of Georgia were placed under winter storm warnings by the National Weather Service on 1 January.

Some establishments were completely wrecked by the strong winds the storm brought, and trees were reported to have been downed.

[24] Rainfall totals reached up to 4 inches (100 mm) in Raleigh,[25] and two tornadoes touched down throughout the state.

[29] Parts of U.S. Route 40 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey shut down due to flooding.

[32] Unusually, the nor'easter struck with very little warning and produced little to no snow north of Philadelphia and Toms River, New Jersey.

[39] In the southwest portion of the country, rescue teams were reported to have been responding to the calls by the citizens there regarding the impact of the storm.

However, the report did state that then-governor Ralph Northam declined to use the Virginia National Guard to help, which his successor Glenn Youngkin criticized him for.