Steady rain continues across the Southeast after system that led to snow in the mid-Atlantic

Following a snowy Friday across much of Virginia, the same line of storms is soaking areas farther south with rain as the weekend arrives.

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00:00This is the most snow we've had on December 5th on the ground since 2005, 20 years ago.

00:05Hard to believe that was 20 years ago.

00:07But we've been dealing with 45.4% of the nation covered in snow as of 1 a.m. this morning.

00:12They only capture this data once a day at 1 a.m. Eastern.

00:15But one thing that did not get captured by this was the additional, I don't know, 2, 3% of the nation covered in snow

00:23when we add in Virginia, Maryland, southern New Jersey, Delaware.

00:28Pretty good snow there.

00:30So that's for the lower 48 states.

00:32This is what was not captured in that data.

00:34So additional snow cover now here into parts of Virginia.

00:38And we had 4 inches down in Petersburg, Virginia.

00:41That's south of Richmond.

00:43Really impressive stuff.

00:44Current temps, we've got a big contrast.

00:4578 in Miami, but only 37 up in Charlotte and 35 in Nashville, Tennessee right now.

00:51So the rain's going to continue to move east, and our storm system has exited.

00:55But there will be some lingering low-level moisture, so freezing drizzle will be a concern.

01:00Into parts of Virginia tonight.

01:02And thunderstorms and showers rolling through the area of Jacksonville, Florida.

01:06Now through St. Simons Island and Brunswick as well.

01:09So rain and thunderstorms relatively heavy in the northeastern part of the Gulf Coast states.

01:12And into southern South Carolina, the low country there near Beaufort and Hilton Head and other areas nearby.

01:19So again, tonight, showers linger.

01:21But look at this.

01:22One more disturbance produces another round of rain into New Orleans, southern Mississippi, southern and central parts of Alabama.

01:28Tomorrow, this moves through Georgia, through South Carolina, often on periods of rain.

01:33And then Saturday afternoon and evening, we'll get a little quieter.

01:35There could be a shower up there near Charlotte, though, as the ACC championship game could be impacted by that.

01:42It's an outdoor event.

01:43A lot of these conference championships, like the one at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, under the roof.

01:48But again, the ACC championship game.

01:51Duke against Virginia in Charlotte.

01:54A couple of showers around.

01:55And they're playing there in an NFL outdoor venue.

01:59Sunday, we have more showers lingering near the Gulf.

02:02But most of us will be a little quieter.

02:04Also, some sneaky rain and maybe some snow into parts of Kentucky as well.