South crippled by snow

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Jan 29, 2014

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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. AP/Hal Yeager

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Traffic is snarled along the I-285 in Atlanta. AP/David Tulis

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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. Reuters

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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. Reuters

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I-75 in Atlanta AP/David Tulis

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I-75 in Atlanta AP/David Tulis

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

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Snow covers the statue of ‘Godfather of Soul,’ James Brown on Broad St., in Augusta, Georgia. Zumapress.com

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Motorists abandon their cars along the Georgia State Highway 140. AP

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

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Frozen camellia’s in Savannah, Georgia’s historic Forsyth Park. AP

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Winter storm warnings flash above a highway in Georgia. Reuters

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Cars and trucks gridlcoked on I-75. Reuters

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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. UPI

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

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

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

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

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Some southerners traded sleds for canoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama AP

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A truck slides off the highway after trying to avoid another wrecked truck on I-65 in Alabama. AP Photo/Butch Dill

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Traffic leaving downtown Atlanta. UPI

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Montevallo, Alabama residents make snow angels in Orr Park. AP

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A Budweiser truck goes off the road in Alabama.

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

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

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

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

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An Alabama resident boogie boards down a hill. AP

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

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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. Reuters

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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. Reuters

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

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

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

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The South Carolina Statehouse blanketed in snow. AP

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