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South crippled by snow

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Winter Weather Alabama

Traffic stands still on Interstate 65 as officials work to clear abandoned vehicles in Hoover, Ala. on Wednesday. Overnight, the South saw fatal crashes and hundreds of fender benders.

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Winter Weather

Traffic is snarled along the I-285 in Atlanta.

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Wang sleeps at the aisle of a Publix grocery store after being stranded due to a snow storm in Atlanta

Karen Wang sleeps in the aisle of a grocery store after being stranded due to the snow storm.

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People rest at aisle of a Publix grocery store after being stranded due to a snow storm in Atlanta

People rest in the aisle of a grocery store in Atlanta.

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Winter Weather Georgia

I-75 in Atlanta

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Winter Weather

I-75 in Atlanta

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Winter Storm Leon

Snow began to fall in Columbus, Georgia early Tuesday night.

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Zumapress.com

Snow covers the statue of 'Godfather of Soul,' James Brown on Broad St., in Augusta, Georgia.

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Winter Weather Georgia

Motorists abandon their cars along the Georgia State Highway 140.

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AP

Students at the University of Alabama take to the quad to play in the snow with school mascot, Big Al.

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Winter Weather Georgia

Frozen camellia's in Savannah, Georgia's historic Forsyth Park.

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Reuters

Winter storm warnings flash above a highway in Georgia.

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Reuters

Cars and trucks gridlcoked on I-75.

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A winter snow storm snarls traffic and closes schools and businesses in Atlanta

Good samaritans help push a car over a patch of ice in downtown Atlanta.

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Winter Weather Georgia

A dad takes his his 4-year-old son sledding in Atlanta.

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APTOPIX Winter Weather Georgia

Extreme gridlock along the connector of Interstates 75 and 85 in Atlanta.

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Winter Weather Alabama

Wrigley, a half Maltese, half Yorkie pup, happily runs through the snow in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Winter Weather Georgia

Canton, Georgia residents abandon their cars along Highway 140, choosing to walk home instead.

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Brent LaForte, Brian Bartlett

Some southerners traded sleds for canoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Winter Weather Alabama

A truck slides off the highway after trying to avoid another wrecked truck on I-65 in Alabama.

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A winter snow storm snarls traffic and closes schools and businesses in Atlanta

Traffic leaving downtown Atlanta.

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Winter Weather Alabama

Montevallo, Alabama residents make snow angels in Orr Park.

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AP

A Budweiser truck goes off the road in Alabama.

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Winter Weather Alabama

A police cruiser in Montgomery, AL blocks off an icy road.

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Winter weather South Carolina

A cardinal perched on a fence in Greer, South Carolina.

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Winter Weather Mississippi

The historic Weidmann's Restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi was one of few eateries to stay open during the storm,

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Winter Weather Virginia

A man rides his bicycle down Mason Avenue in Cape Charles, Virginia.

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Kris Mills

An Alabama resident boogie boards down a hill.

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WinterWeather Texas

A girl bounces on a slush-covered trampoline in Texas.

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Dietrich sleeps at the aisle of a Publix grocery store after being stranded due to a snow storm in Atlanta

A Georgia resident sleeps inside a Publix grocery store after being stranded.

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People sleep at aisle of a Publix grocery store after being stranded due to a snow storm in Atlanta

More Southerners camping overnight in a Georgia Publix grocery store.

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Winter Weather Carolinas

The University of South Carolina football stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

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APTOPIX Winter Weater Georgia

Traffic stuck in a standstill early Wednesday morning in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Winter Weather Georgia

Abandoned vechicles line I-285 early Wednesday morning in Dunwoody, Georgia.

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Winter Weather Carolinas

The South Carolina Statehouse blanketed in snow.