A snow emergency set to take effect Monday morning in Washington will not happen. The National Weather Service was forecasting a slight chance of snow before noon, then a mix of rain and snow, with an above-freezing high of 36 degrees.

The area already has shoveled itself out of a season record snowfall of 55.9 inches, according to preliminary National Weather Service estimates.

Most winter weather advisories and warnings were canceled early Monday except for portions of northern Alabama and Georgia at higher elevations. However, the advisories and warnings stretched into Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Forecasters had warned of an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation in the South on Sunday night into Monday morning. The Deep South had up to 6 inches of snow in some areas Friday.

Early-morning commuters in much of the Deep South, braced for the possibility of a second round of snow and ice, had an easier-than-expected ride Monday as warmer temperatures kept winter weather at bay.

As of 5:30 a.m. ET, the temperature in Atlanta was 41 degrees, well above the freezing mark, and rain was falling. Forecasters initially had expected the rain to turn into snow after 1 a.m. Monday.

Hundreds of flights were canceled out of Atlanta in anticipation of the newest round of winter weather.

Delta Air Lines said Sunday that it was canceling 400 flights from early morning through noon Monday, the majority in the Carolinas, Tennessee and Georgia. AirTran Airways canceled 48 flights scheduled to depart or arrive in Atlanta between 8 and 10 a.m. Monday, and a spokesman said more cancellations were possible.

Beleaguered states in the mid-Atlantic region also may catch a break from the heavy snowfall initially predicted.

A blizzard like condition should be expected as East Coast snow storm intensifies. Winter weather has stopped operations at several airports in the Northeast which resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that chances are high that the city could be inundated with eight to 12 inches of snow. The weathermen forecast that the winter storm may lash the city. It will end on Tuesday night.

Reagan Washington National or Dulles International airports will be temporarily closed for flights according to the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority.

Incoming and outgoing flights are canceled at Baltimore/Washington International Airport according to its website. Some airlines have canceled flights through Thursday morning, and the airport advises travelers to check with their airlines to confirm their flight status before going to the airport.

Delta Air Lines has temporarily ceased flights in and out of Washington, Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the majority of flights are canceled in and out of New York and Boston, Massachusetts, Delta spokesman Anthony Black said. The airline has canceled 900 Wednesday flights.

United Airlines canceled about 600 Wednesday flights, according to spokeswoman Sarah Massier. More than 1,000 flights on US Airways and its affiliate US Airways Express have been canceled, according to the airline.

Continental Airlines canceled 850 flights Wednesday, including all flights at the airline’s Newark, New , hub, according airline spokesperson Macky Osorio.

American Airlines and American Eagle canceled about 500 flights Wednesday, according to spokesman Tim Smith. Operations in the Washington area have been suspended through noon ET Thursday. American’s operations in Philadelphia have ground to a halt and are expected to resume Thursday morning.

Smith said he expects the airline to cancel some flights Wednesday afternoon and evening in and out of Boston’s Logan International Airport.

American expects its last flight out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport before 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to Andrea Huguely. Two flights an hour were departing from John F. Kennedy International on Wednesday morning, but operations there will come to an end as snow picks up.

Runways remain open at New York-area airports, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, but the majority of flights have been canceled.