PHOTOS: Southeast gets more winter weather
February 11, 2014
Snow falls in front of the U.S. Capitol building on February 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. The east coast was hit with a winter snow storm with the Washington area expecting up to 8 inches of snow before it ends. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( 469113177 )
A Good Samaritan in Bethlehem, Pa., helps push a stranded motorist stuck in deep snow on Stefko Boulevard Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. A weather system arrived in Pennsylvania with the potential to be the biggest storm of an already memorable winter season. (AP Photo/Chris Post) ( Winter Weather )
Pedestrians walk along Nostrand Avenue as snowfall blankets the area on Thursday Feb. 13, 2014 in the Flatbush section of the Brooklyn borough of N.Y. A winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ( Winter Weather NY )
A passenger kills time with a nap as work crews continue to clear snow from the runways at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 13 February 2014. All flights from Reagan National were grounded as the Washington, DC metropolitan area received over a foot of snow. Heavy winter snowfalls hit large parts of USA from Texas to the East Coast. EPA/SHAWN THEW ( USA WEATHER WINTER STORM AIRPORT )
A person walks with an upturned umbrella during a snowstorm on February 13, 2014 in New York City. Heavy snow and high winds made for a hard morning commute in the city. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 469154199 )
Planes of US Airways sit at their gates as work crews continue to clear snow from the runways at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 13 February 2014. All flights from Reagan National were grounded as the Washington, DC metropolitan area received over a foot of snow. Heavy winter snowfalls hit large parts of USA from Texas to the East Coast. EPA/SHAWN THEW ( USA WEATHER WINTER STORM AIRPORT )
People help push a car stuck in the snow during a snowstorm in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 13 February 2014. The Washington DC area was pounded by a snowstorm, with accumulation expected to reach twelve inches in some areas, as the storm moved up the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast region of the US. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS EPA/ ( USA WEATHER SNOWSTORM WASHINGTON )
Abandoned vehicles line a roadside following a snow and ice storm in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting into Thursday covering 95 of the state's 100 counties. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
A pedestrian walks through thick snow while passing a church door in Washington DC, USA, 13 February 2014. The Washington DC area was pounded by a snowstorm, with accumulation expected to reach twelve inches in some areas, as the storm moved up the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast region of the US. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS ( USA WEATHER SNOWSTORM WASHINGTON )
The Washington Monument (back) is barely visible behind visitors to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, USA, 13 February 2014. The Washington DC area was pounded by a snowstorm, with accumulation expected to reach twelve inches in some areas, as the storm moved up the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast region of the US. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS ( USA WEATHER SNOWSTORM WASHINGTON )
A Baltimore County worker clears snow from a walkway in Towson, Md. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The storm was the biggest in Maryland in four years, prompting a state of emergency declaration by the governor. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) ( Winter Storm Mid Atlantic )
Ice coats pine needles following a snow and ice storm in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting into Thursday covering 95 of the state's 100 counties. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather North Carolina )
A man fights with his umbrella as he walks down Delaware avenue , in downtown Wilmington, Del. on Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2014. The city saw nearly a foot of snow fall over night, and residents were forced to dig out in blowing sleet in the morning. (AP Photo/The News Journal, Kyle Grantham) ( Winter Storm Delaware )
With one lane cleared of snow and ice, a car drives north on I-85 , February 13, 2014 near Braselton, Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for 14 counties due to the winter storm. (Photo by Davis Turner/Getty Images) ( 469197897 )
A man hails a taxi in the snow on February 13, 2014 in New York City. Heavy snow and high winds made for a hard morning commute in the city. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 469154205 )
A woman covers her face while walking through the snow on February 13, 2014 in New York City. Heavy snow and high winds made for a hard commute morning in the city. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 469153009 )
A person walks through the snow in a park on February 13, 2014 in New York City. In what is turning out to be one of the snowiest winter's in recent memory for New York City and much of the East Coast, Thursday's weather is expected to bring a wintery mix of sleet and snow with total accumulation of 6 to 8 inches of snow before ending early Friday morning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 469153957 )
Man walks a dog during a snowstorm on February 13, 2014 in New York City. Heavy snow and high winds made for a hard morning commute in the city. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 469154207 )
Police work to tow away a Septa bus that slid off the road on February 13, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The east coast was hit with a winter snowstorm bringing sleet and snow. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images) ( 469178711 )
Residents walk through the snow covered streets on February 13, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The east coast was hit with a winter snowstorm bringing sleet and snow. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images) ( 469178715 )
Rescue workers are at the scene of an overturned tractor trailer on inner loop of the I-495 February 13, 2014 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Up to 12 inches of snow fell over the Washington area causing WMATA to cancel bus service but rail service continued to operate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 469190935 )
Rescue workers are at the scene of an overturned tractor trailer on inner loop of the I-495 February 13, 2014 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Up to 12 inches of snow fell over the Washington area causing WMATA to cancel bus service but rail service continued to operate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 469191265 )
Members of the Miller family sled on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol February 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. The east coast of the U.S. was hit with a winter storm leaving up to 12 inches of snow on the ground in parts of the Washington, DC area. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) ( 469196625 )
Cars creep along on a snow-covered rural road near Newtown, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the Southeast, a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ( Winter Weather )
Snow slides down and collects at the base of the escalators at the Dupont Circle Metrorail Station February 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. Up to 12 inches of snow fell over the Washington area causing WMATA to cancel bus service but rail service continued to operate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 469197253 )
A snowman sits where Congressman sometimes hold their news conferences on the House side of the U.S. Capitol, on February 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. The east coast was hit with a winter snowstorm with parts of the Washington area receiving up to 11 inches of snow. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( 469197789 )
Local residents shovel snow in front of their houses February 13, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia. The Washington, DC, area is embracing the biggest sown storm in four years. Most of the metropolitan area has received almost a foot of snow so far. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 469197845 )
Children play in the snow as local schools are closed because of a snow storm February 13, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia. The Washington, DC, area is embracing the biggest sown storm in four years. Most of the metropolitan area has received almost a foot of snow so far. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 469197869 )
Passerby Leo Cruz helps push a car from the frozen roadside in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The owner abandoned the car overnight during the storm. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting into Thursday covering 95 of the state's 100 counties. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Simon Tack and his children Marissa, 7, left, and Johnny, 9, shovel snow out of their driveway along Saxton Drive, in State College, Pa. on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. A winter storm hit Centre County causing all local schools to close amid dangerous travel conditions. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark) ( Winter Weather )
Phil Giordano changes the bald tires on his car along snowy Center St. in the Massey Hill community in Fayetteville, N.C., Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2014. A major winter storm Wednesday brought a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain to North Carolina. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, James Robinson) ( Winter Weathewr North Carolina )
Randy Harbaugh, left, and Craig Lester, right, work to clear the sidewalk along 11th street, in downtown Wilmington, Del. on Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2014. The city saw nearly a foot of snow fall over night, and residents were forced to dig out in blowing sleet in the morning. (AP Photo/The News Journal, Kyle Grantham) ( Winter Storm Delaware )
Pedestrians walk along Newkirk Avenue as snowfall blankets the area on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 in the Flatbush section of the Brooklyn borough of N.Y. A winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ( Winter Weather NY )
A man walks along Farmersville road near Green Pond road Thursday, February 13, 2014 in Bethlehem Township, Pa. A winter storm dumps heavy snow across the Lehigh Valley making driving very difficult. (AP Photo/Chris Post) ( Winter Weather )
A plow train heads south on Route 202 between Dilworthtown Road and Route 1 in Birmingham Township on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The latest storm during a relentless and frigid winter spread heavy snow and sleet over the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Thursday. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Inquirer, Clem Murray) ( Winter Weather )
Hobie McQuade, left, assists Israel Partridge of True Adventure Sports prepare as he prepares to rappel into a snow and ice covered Little River Canyon Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 near Fort Payne Ala. A winter storm that dropped as much as a foot of snow on parts of north Alabama over two days left almost 25,000 homes and businesses without electricity Thursday and snarled traffic. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager) ( Winter Weather Alabama )
Larry Gard from Chicago hugs a snowman he just built on the National Mall in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in Washington as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Winter Weather )
A man clears off his car on 10th street, in downtown Wilmington, Del. on Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2014. The city saw nearly a foot of snow fall over night, and residents were forced to dig out in blowing sleet in the morning. (AP Photo/The News Journal, Kyle Grantham) ( Winter Storm Delaware )
Ice covers trees in Railroad Park as a winter storm drops several inches of snow and ice on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) ( Winter Weather Alabama )
A car is stuck in the snow after skidding into a ditch in Yardley, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. A winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ( Winter Weather PA )
Snow is cleared from the parking lot of a shopping center in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in Washington as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Winter Storm )
A car creeps along on a snow-covered rural road near Newtown, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. After pummeling wide swaths of the Southeast, a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather PA )
Julian Ramirez watches a snow plow as he waits to dig his car from the frozen roadside after abandoning the vehicle overnight during the storm in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting into Thursday covering 95 of the state's 100 counties. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
A man shovels the sidewalk in front of his home on North Monroe street, in Downtown Wilmington, Del. on Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2014. The city saw nearly a foot of snow fall over night, and residents were forced to dig out in blowing sleet in the morning. (AP Photo/The News Journal, Kyle Grantham) ( Winter Storm Delaware )
A small plow clears snow in Newtown Twp., Pa., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. A winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ( Winter Weather PA )
A rural scene appears to photographed in black and white Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn. after a winter storm Wednesday night dumped 5 to 9 inches of snow with more in surrounding areas. Many schools remained closed on Thursday due to severe weather conditions. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) ( Winter Weather-Tennessee )
Passerby Leo Cruz, left, helps Julian Ramirez, right, dig Ramirez's car from the frozen roadside after abandoning the car overnight during the storm in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting into Thursday covering 95 of the state's 100 counties. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
A woman walks next to the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial as a heavy snow storm hits Washington D.C. on February 13, 2014. The eastern US, in the grips of one of the most brutal winters in recent memory, braced for what forecasters warned could be the worst broadside yet -- a massive storm with the season's heaviest snowfall. AFP PHOTO / MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527007789 )
Young people make 'snow angel' shapes in the snow in front of the Lincoln Memorial as a heavy snow storm hits Washington D.C. on February 13, 2014. The eastern US, in the grips of one of the most brutal winters in recent memory, braced for what forecasters warned could be the worst broadside yet -- a massive storm with the season's heaviest snowfall. AFP PHOTO / MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527007545 )
A young man on skis and his friends pass in front of the US Congress building as a heavy snow storm hits Washington D.C. on February 13, 2014. The eastern US, in the grips of one of the most brutal winters in recent memory, braced for what forecasters warned could be the worst broadside yet -- a massive storm with the season's heaviest snowfall. AFP PHOTO / MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527007942 )
A woman walks down the stairs near the US Congress building as a heavy snow storm hits Washington D.C. on February 13, 2014. The eastern US, in the grips of one of the most brutal winters in recent memory, braced for what forecasters warned could be the worst broadside yet -- a massive storm with the season's heaviest snowfall. AFP PHOTO / MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527008033 )
Workers help push a car which is stuck in the snow in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in the early hours of February 13, 2014. A deadly ice storm stranded scores of people on slick roads and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of US homes as winter-weary Americans dug in against Mother Nature's latest blow. Accumulation of between 4 to 8 inches, 10 to 20 cm, was expected by the morning. AFP PHOTO / MANDELNGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527009591 )
A snowplow is used to clear a residential street in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in the early hours of February 13, 2014. A deadly ice storm stranded scores of people on slick roads and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of US homes as winter-weary Americans dug in against Mother Nature's latest blow. Accumulation of between 4 to 8 inches, 10 to 20 cm, was expected by the morning. AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527009818 )
Stephen Clark, 12, hits a ramp made of snow near as he sleds near his home in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, as a winter storm moves into the area. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Stranded travelers rest in the main terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during a severe winter storm in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 12 February 2014. More than 1,800 flights have been cancelled at the airport. Ice and snow in the metro Atlanta area is expected to make travel treacherous and cut electricity to thousands of customers. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER ( USA GEORGIA WINTER WEATHER )
A lone car makes its way north on Interstate 75-85 just south of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA early 12 February 2014, as an ice storm moves through the area leaving a thick layer of slush on roadways. EPA/BEN GRAY ( USA SOUTHERN WINTER STORM )
Vehicles drive under trees covered in ice on a access road at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during a severe winter storm in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 12 February 2014. More than 1,800 flights have been cancelled at the airport. Ice and snow in the metro Atlanta area is expected to make travel treacherous and cut electricity to thousands of customers. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER ( USA GEORGIA WINTER WEATHER )
A Georgia Department of Transportation snow plow makes its way down Main Street cleaning around five inches of fresh snow off the road in Helen, Georgia, USA, 12 February 2014. Ice and snow in the area is making travel treacherous and cutting electricity to thousands of customers. EPA/CURTIS COMPTON / ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION ( USA SOUTHERN WINTER STORM )
Traffic along Independence Boulevard near Hawthorne Lane crawls along the slick roadway as a winter storm hits Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Davie Hinshaw) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather North Carolina )
A woman uses an umbrella to shield herself from sleet while crossing an icy street during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Doraville, Ga. An ice storm gripped the winter-weary South on Wednesday and forecasters warned the worst of the potentially "catastrophic" storm was yet to come. (AP Photo/John Amis) ( Winter Weather )
A car slid off the road along highway 86 in Orange County during a winter storm Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, near Durham, N.C.(AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Bernard Thomas) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Icicles form on the parking garage at The Partridge Inn as a winter storm hit Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Jon-Michael Sullivan) ( Winter Weather Georgia )
Heavy ice brings down pine trees in downtown Augusta, Ga., during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Across the South, winter-weary residents woke up Wednesday to a region encased in ice, snow and freezing rain, with forecasters warning that the worst of the potentially "catastrophic" storm is yet to come. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Jon-Michael Sullivan) ( Winter Weather Georgia )
Francios Bigand helps push a car as it attempts to climb a hill on Boylan Avenue during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Good samaritans push a car on Ninth Street under the railroad overpass where the road had turned into a sheet of ice during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Fort Payne Improvement Authority workers Jonathan Henderson and Lance Woods work on lines that had become heavy with ice, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 in Dog Town, Ala. Trees and limbs began snapping under the weight of a coat of ice in east Alabama Wednesday, blocking roads during a winter storm that forecasters said could leave as much as a foot of snow in the Tennessee Valley. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager) ( Winter Weather Alabama )
Two people walk along an empty Jimmy Carter Boulevard Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Norcross, Ga. Across the South, residents woke up Wednesday to a region encased in ice, snow and freezing rain, with forecasters warning that the worst of the potentially "catastrophic" storm is yet to come. (Photo/Jason Getz) ( Winter Weather Georgia )
Madison Jackson, bottom, Madilyn Bonsall, and Julia Jackson sled down a hill on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in El Dorado, Ark. Most businesses around El Dorado opted to open later in the day after a winter storm dumped a wintery mix on the area. (AP Photo/The El Dorado News-Times, Michael Orrell) ( Winter Weather Arkansas )
Julia Jackson, front, Madilyn Bonsall and Madison Jackson sled down a hill on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in El Dorado, Ark. Most businesses around El Dorado opted to open later in the day after a winter storm dumped a wintery mix on the area. (AP Photo/The El Dorado News-Times, Michael Orrell) ( Winter Weather Arkansas )
Hank Persons and Grace Hawkins sled down a hill at Candler Park on February 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Public schools were closed for another day, and hazardous road conditions kept most people home. A state of emergency was declared in 45 Georgia counties as sleet, freezing rain and snow fell across the state. (Photo by Davis Turner/Getty Images) ( 469010205 )
Roads were nearly empty as conditions worsened ion February 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Public schools were closed for another day, and hazardous road conditions kept most people home. A state of emergency was declared in 45 Georgia counties as sleet, freezing rain and snow fell across the state. (Photo by Davis Turner/Getty Images) ( 469010221 )
Hazardous driving conditions leave Moreland Avenue nearly deserted on February 12, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia. Public schools were closed, many businesses were closed, and a state of emergency was declared in 45 Georgia counties as sleet, freezing rain and snow fell across the state. (Photo by Davis Turner/Getty Images) ( 469010233 )
A normally busy Freedom Parkway sits empty in front of the Atlanta skyline on February 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Public schools were closed for another day, and hazardous road conditions kept most people home. A state of emergency was declared in 45 Georgia counties as sleet, freezing rain and snow fell across the state. (Photo by Davis Turner/Getty Images) ( 469010251 )
Visitors to Raleigh-Durham International Airport check on canceled departures, displayed in red, on February 12, 2014 in Morrisville, North Carolina. Over 100 flights were canceled by 2pm because of the winter storm hitting the area. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)because ( 469016379 )
Cancelled flights are shown at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on February 12, 2014 in Morrisville, North Carolina. Over 100 flights were canceled by 2pm bacause of the winter storm hitting the area. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) ( 469024665 )
Ice-covered limbs falling on power lines cause a fire flair up along Main Street in Summerville, S.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. A second winter storm in two weeks pummeled South Carolina on Wednesday, cutting power to tens of thousands and prompting Gov. Nikki Haley to ask President Barack Obama to declare the state a federal disaster area. (AP Photo/The Post And Courier, Paul Zoeller) ( Winter Weather South Carolina )
Traffic on Durham Freeway 147 creeps along as compacted snow turns into ice on February 12, 2014 in Durham, North Carolina. Snow fell hard and fast in central North Carolina, resulting in abandoned cars and vehicular accidents by mid-afternoon. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)because ( 469017541 )
Melanie Ridlon gets help up a slick hill along Seawell School Rd. in Chapel Hill, NC, during a snow storm on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Several cars, including a school bus, were stranded on the hill as snow continued to fall. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
An abandoned vehicle blocks a lane of traffic on Durham Freeway 147 as compacted snow turns into ice on February 12, 2014 in Durham, North Carolina. Snow fell hard and fast in central North Carolina, resulting in abandoned cars and vehicular accidents by mid-afternoon. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)because ( 469024667 )
A Highway Patrol officer checks on the well being of a stranded motorist on Hammond Road during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long) ( CORRECTION Winter Weather North Carolina )
Jason Randall, along with daughter Hallie, and family dog Sandy sled down a hill in southern Greenville County during a snow storm set Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, near Greenville, S.C.(AP Photo/ Richard Shiro) ( Winter Weather South Carolina )
Katharine Newton, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, calls her parents while walking more than two miles from campus to her parents' home during a snow storm in Chapel Hill, NC, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Roads were blocked and Newton was unable to drive. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson) ( Snow Storm North Carolina )
Pedestrians walk across the Walnut Street Bridge as snow accumulates on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The bridge is a pedestrian bridge that spans the Tennessee River. Slushy highways and streets were mostly desolate and ice encased trees and sent them crashing into power lines, knocking out electricity to a wide swath of the South as the winter-weary region was hit with its second winter storm in two weeks. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry) ( Winter Weather Tennessee )
Ashley Cuticchia walks across the Walnut Street Bridge as snow accumulates on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The bridge is a pedestrian bridge that spans the Tennessee River. Slushy highways and streets were mostly desolate and ice encased trees and sent them crashing into power lines, knocking out electricity to a wide swath of the South as the winter-weary region was hit with its second winter storm in two weeks. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry) ( Winter Weather Tennessee )
A car stuck is in middle of the snow covered road on Hay Street as a snow plow passes in the background during a winter storm Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Cindy Burnham ) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Snow falls at the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The state of Tennessee has declared a state of emergency because of a winter storm that is expected to pound parts of the state with snow and ice. (AP Photo/The Mountain Press, Curt Habraken) ( Winter Weather Tennessee )
A kayak snowman is seen in the front yard of a house on U.S. Highway 35, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Fort Payne, Ala. Trees and limbs began snapping under the weight of a coat of ice in east Alabama Wednesday, blocking roads during a winter storm that forecasters said could leave as much as a foot of snow in the Tennessee Valley. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager) ( Winter Weather Alabama )
Jacqueline Helton is taken to safety by roadside assistance personnel after her car slid down an embankment on All-American Highway during a winter storm Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Helton was stuck in the embankment for about two hours. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Jill Knight) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Fort Payne Improvement Authority workers work on lines that had become heavy with ice and were being blown around by high winds, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Dog Town, Ala. Trees and limbs began snapping under the weight of a coat of ice in east Alabama Wednesday, blocking roads during a winter storm that forecasters said could leave as much as a foot of snow in the Tennessee Valley. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager) ( Winter Weather Alabama )
A worker with the El Dorado Street Department tosses sand out of a dump truck on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in El Dorado, Ark. Most businesses around El Dorado opted to open later in the day after a winter storm dumped a wintery mix on the area. (AP Photo/The El Dorado News-Times, Michael Orrell) ( Winter Weather Arkansas )
Traffic along Independence Boulevard near Hawthorne Lane crawls along the slick roadway as a winter storm hits Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Davie Hinshaw) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Traffic along Independence Boulevard near Hawthorne Lane crawls along the slick roadway as a winter storm hits Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Davie Hinshaw) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Traffic crawls along Hammond Road during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Pedestrians walk past a tree that fell in the yard of a house on Baker Avenue, that narrowly missed the home, as a winter storm hit Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Jon-Michael Sullivan) ( Winter Weather Georgia )
Kevin Miller looks out of the passenger window of his friend's car as they sit in stuck traffic during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Scott Sharpe) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather North Carolina )
A Highway Patrol officer checks on the safety of a stranded motorist on Hammond Road during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long) ( CORRECTION Winter Weather North Carolina )
Workers remove trees and snapped power poles brought down in the road during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Doraville, Ga. Georgia utility companies report that nearly 200,000 customers were without power as ice coated trees and branches are bringing power lines down across the state.(AP Photo/John Amis) ( Winter Weather Georgia )
A firefighter is seen next to a truck that turned over after skidding in Cordova, Tenn., Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014. The driver was not injured. Trees and limbs began snapping under the weight of a coat of ice in east Alabama Wednesday, blocking roads during a winter storm that forecasters said could leave as much as a foot of snow in the Tennessee Valley. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Karen Pulfer Focht) ( Winter Weather Tennessee )
Traffic is snarled and stopped along Main Street, near Anderson Street, as motorists and pedestrians attempt to get home during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
Ice forms on a tree on the empty streets of Historic Norcross Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Norcross, Ga. Across the South, winter-weary residents woke up Wednesday to a region encased in ice, snow and freezing rain, with forecasters warning that the worst of the potentially "catastrophic" storm is yet to come. (Photo/Jason Getz) ( Winter Weather Georgia )
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