Photos: Winter weather slams the South
The winter storm that slammed Georgia and North Carolina, among other locations, stranded children in their schools and motorists on the roads. Some people slept in retail stores. Where the weather was less of a hassle, people took to the outdoors for some fun.
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Cody Carpp, left, and Michael Gane, both of Mobile, Ala., walk through Bienville Square as ice covers downtown Mobile and temperatures remain below freezing on Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014. The ice and snow storm that hit Alabama was wider and more severe than some officials expected. (AP Photo/AL.com, Sharon Steinmann) MAGS OUT
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Abandoned vehicles lay stacked together on US highway 78 Wednesday January 29, 2014 in Leeds, Alabama. Officials work to clear abandoned vehicles and reopen numerous roads closed due to yesterday's snow storm.(AP Photo/Hal Yeager)
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Pedestrians walk through the snow at Freedom Park on Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 in Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina authorities urged residents to stay home Wednesday, and most of those who ventured out had to deal with treacherous roads often covered in ice. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, David T. Foster, III) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NEWSPAPER INTERNET ONLY
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Snow and ice cover the play set at Emily Douglas Park in downtown Columbia, SC, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, as children enjoy a snowday. Gov. Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency in South Carolina as a winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain into the state. Schools and state and local government are closed for a second day. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
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Zoe Bestmann makes snow angel in Durham N.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. A rare snowstorm left thousands across the U.S. South frozen in their tracks, with workers sleeping in their offices, students camping in their schools, and commuters abandoning cars along the highway to seek shelter in churches or even grocery stores. (AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Bernard Thomas)
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Icicles hang off a camellia bush in historic Forsyth Park after freezing rain hit the area, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Savannah, Ga. A winter storm brought snow, ice and brutal cold to the Deep South, a part of the country more accustomed to hurricanes. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Winter conditions make for treacherous driving Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn. A winter storm brought nearly 3 inches of snow to the Knoxville area. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, J. Miles Cary)
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A lawn statue is capped with snow at Sunnyside Nursery, Garden Art, & Gift Center along Jefferson Davis Highway, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Stafford County, Va. An overnight winter storm brought about few inches of snow in north Stafford County. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Peter Cihelka)
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Scott Snow, of Biloxi, Miss., uses warm water to clear ice from his windshield on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Cooper Banks takes to the air as he slides down the snow-covered hills at the Lexington Soccer Complex while Kaitlyn Keene, left, and Damon Davis watch, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Lexington, S.C. (Tim Dominick/The State/MCT)
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A man holds the paw of a stray dog in a snowed in bus stop during a blizzard in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Weather forecasters issued a code red severe weather warning as a second wave of blizzards affects the southeastern regions of Romania disrupting road and rail traffic.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Will Bailey gets another shipment of snow blocks from neighbors and sisters Sonia and Anay Mora as he starts crafting the dome of his frontyard igloo in Sevierville, Tenn. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/The Mountain Press, Curt Habraken)
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Haven Smallwood and her dog Gobi enjoy sledding at Sandee Crescent in Virginia Beach, Va., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The coast of Virginia was blanketed in up to 10 inches of snow Wednesday, with many workers in the heavily populated Hampton Roads region being told to stay home rather than travel to work in dangerous conditions. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, . Vicki Cronis-Nohe) MAGS OUT
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Mekenzie Bartone, 10, of Norfolk, Va., takes off down the hill on a sled at Northside Community Park in Norfolk on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The coast of Virginia was blanketed in up to 10 inches of snow Wednesday, with many workers in the heavily populated Hampton Roads region being told to stay home rather than travel to work in dangerous conditions. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, The' N. Pham) MAGS OUT
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Snow obscures the eye of North Carolina native and 17th President Andrew Johnson on the deserted grounds of the Old State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Many schools and offices were closed because of the wintry weather.(AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
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A bike rider rides the hills at Dorothea Dix Campus Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014 in Raleigh, N.C. A winter storm brought a few inches of snow to the Triangle. Temperatures are expected to go down to the single digits Wednesday night. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Ethan Hyman) MANDATORY CREDIT
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A man stands on the frozen roadway as he waits for traffic to clear along Interstate 75 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Macon, Ga. A winter storm dumped snow and covered parts of the state with ice. Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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In this photo taken with a fisheye lens over the city's perimeter highway known as "Spaghetti Junction," the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm that slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots when motorists abandoned their vehicles creating massive traffic jams lasting through, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. While such amounts of accumulation barely quality as a storm in the north, it was enough to paralyze the Deep South. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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John Fitzgerald, a lineman for Dominion Power, uses cross-country skis on Hanbury Road in Chesapeake, Va. to get to work on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The National Weather Service says the Norfolk area averages fewer than three days of snow each winter that result in at least an inch of accumulation. Wednesday marks the fourth day in less than two weeks that at least an inch of snow has fallen. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)
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In this aerial photo, traffic is snarled along the I-285 perimeter north of the metro area after a winter snow storm, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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In this aerial view looking at I-75 north at Moors Mill Rd., motorists get out of their vehicles to chat near abandoned cars along the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm , Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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In this view looking at I-75 north at Mt. Paran Rd., abandoned cars are piled up on the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. While such amounts of accumulation barely quality as a storm in the north, it was enough to paralyze the Deep South. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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In this view looking at I-75 north at Moors Mill Rd., motorists get out of their vehicles to chat near abandoned cars along the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. While such amounts of accumulation barely quality as a storm in the north, it was enough to paralyze the Deep South. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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In this aerial view looking at I-75 north at Mt. Paran Rd., abandoned cars are piled up on the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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In this view looking south toward downtown Atlanta near the I-75 Chattahoochee River overpass, abandoned cars are piled up on the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. While such amounts of accumulation barely quality as a storm in the north, it was enough to paralyze the Deep South. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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Hope Moore looks on as another other volunteer hands her husband Kevin Moore water to be handed out to stranded motorist on Interstate 285 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Dunwoody, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Hope Moore offers snacks to motorist stranded on Interstate 285 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Dunwoody, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Motorist Paul Hollis looks on as he stands in the middle of Interstate 285 near the Ashford Dunwoody exit Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Dunwoody, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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A motorist steps out and gets some fresh air as he looks at the gridlocked cars on the snow-covered I-85 Northbound, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Atlanta. Tuesday's storm deposited barely enough to qualify as a storm up North. And yet it was more than enough to paralyze Deep South cities such as Atlanta and Birmingham, and strand thousands of workers who tried to rush home early only to never make it home at all. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hyosub Shin) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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Traffic is at a crawl on I-20 near the Connector Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 in Atlanta. Tuesday's storm deposited barely enough to qualify as a storm up North. And yet it was more than enough to paralyze Deep South cities such as Atlanta and Birmingham, and strand thousands of workers who tried to rush home early only to never make it home at all. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hyosub Shin) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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In this aerial view, A good Samaritan on a four-wheeler patrols I-75 south at West Paces Ferry Rd. after a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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Sunny Walker, a stranded motorist on Interstate 285, holds her two dogs while in her truck Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Dunwoody, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Atlanta Public Schools buses sit abandoned along Metropolitan Parkway less than a block from the system's bus barn in Southwest Atlanta Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Tuesday's storm deposited barely enough to qualify as a storm up North. And yet it was more than enough to paralyze Deep South cities such as Atlanta and Birmingham, and strand thousands of workers who tried to rush home early only to never make it home at all. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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Mark Nilson holds his daughter Elizabeth at the E. Rivers Elementary School in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Nilson walked 6-miles from his home to spend the night with his kindergarten daughter, Elizabeth, who was stranded along with other E. Rivers Elementary school students. A rare snowstorm left thousands across the U.S. South frozen in their tracks, with workers sleeping in their offices, students camping in their schools, and commuters abandoning cars along the highway to seek shelter in churches or even grocery stores. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, John Spink) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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A teacher at E. Rivers Elementary school covers sleeping children in the gym Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Atlanta. A rare snowstorm left thousands across the U.S. South frozen in their tracks, with workers sleeping in their offices, students camping in their schools, and commuters abandoning cars along the highway to seek shelter in churches or even grocery stores. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, John Spink) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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Stranded motorists take shelter at a pharmacy store in Atlanta, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in the Governor's office at the State Capitol in Atlanta. A rare snowstorm left thousands across the U.S. South frozen in their tracks, with workers sleeping in their offices, students camping in their schools, and commuters abandoning cars along the highway to seek shelter in churches or even grocery stores. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jaime Sarrio) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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Stranded motorists take shelter at a pharmacy store in Atlanta, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in the Governor's office at the State Capitol in Atlanta. A rare snowstorm left thousands across the U.S. South frozen in their tracks, with workers sleeping in their offices, students camping in their schools, and commuters abandoning cars along the highway to seek shelter in churches or even grocery stores. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jaime Sarrio) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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Kevin Moore hands out snacks and water to a stranded motorist on Interstate 285 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Dunwoody, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday that the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people. Georgia State Patrol troopers headed to schools where children were hunkered down early Wednesday after spending the night there, and transportation crews continued to treat roads and bring gas to motorists, Deal said. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Lea Woodard, left, and Hank Smith use an air mattress covered by a tarp to sled the hills at the Dorothea Dix Campus Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014 in Raleigh, N.C. A winter storm brought a few inches of snow to the Triangle. Temperatures are expected to go down to the single digits Wednesday night. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Ethan Hyman) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Four-year-old Henry Rodgers of Raleigh, N.C. slides down a hill at Oakwood Cemetery Wednesday afternoon Jan. 29, 2014 in Raleigh. A winter storm brought a few inches of snow to the Triangle. Temperatures are expected to go down to the single digits Wednesday night. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Robert Willett) MANDATORY CREDIT
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A horse grazes in a snow-covered pasture at a farm on Six Forks Road near Falls Lake, N.C. on Wednesday afternoon Jan. 29, 2014 in Raleigh, N.C. A winter storm brought a few inches of snow to the Triangle. Temperatures are expected to go down to the single digits Wednesday night. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Robert Willett) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Will Casey, 11, goes over a makeshift jump as he slides down Dix Hill in Raleigh, N.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. A winter storm brought a few inches of snow to the Triangle. Temperatures are expected to go down to the single digits Wednesday night. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chris Seward) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Multiple plows work on Highway 70 in Goldsboro, N.C. after the area was blanketed with snow Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014. A winter storm brought a few inches of snow to the Triangle. Temperatures are expected to go down to the single digits Wednesday night. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy) MANDATORY CREDIT
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K'Ten Gidley, 10, pets her dog, Nado, while playing in the snow near her home on the corner of Zephyr Hills Drive and Daystar Drive in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Icy roads continued to cause road closures and hazardous driving conditions around West Alabama on Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Michelle Lepianka Carter)
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Magnolia Lane is blanketed in snow at the Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Jon-Michael Sullivan)