From the Deep South to the Mid-Atlantic, another winter storm was expected to bring more snow and ice Wednesday to many areas that were hit hard just last week. Part of the system was also forecast to hit the Midwest.
Schools, daycares and offices closed ahead of the storm and governors once again declared states of emergency. The most intense part of the storm was forecast for north Texas eastward to North Carolina and Virginia. Snow accumulations could be 6 to 8 inches or higher in some places. By early Thursday, forecasters said, relief in the form of higher temperatures is expected.
Here's a look at how winter weather has affected some areas:
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LAST-MINUTE RUSH
The words heard most often at the Lowe's Home Improvement Store in north Winston-Salem were, "We're out."
Customers in search of ice melt were finding the store was out. Assistant manager Chris Herrin said help was on the way.
Herrin said he expected a shipment of six to eight pallets to arrive Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of the winter storm expected to dump at least 8 inches in some portions of North Carolina. Those pallets could have as many as 800 bags of the suddenly precious item.
"As soon as it gets it, we will have it out on the floor and ready," Herrin said. "We've got plenty of shovels, that's for sure."
DELAYED EXECUTION
Georgia delayed the execution of its only female death row inmate because of the approaching winter weather. Kelly Renee Gissendaner, 46, had been scheduled to die at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Gissendaner was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slaying of her husband. Prosecutors said she plotted with her boyfriend in the killing.
The execution has been rescheduled for Monday.
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SLEET FALLS ON ALABAMA
About 55 miles northeast of Birmingham in Etowah County, Josie Hicks fretted about the safety of her 3-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son.
Hicks said the pipes already were frozen at the family's apartment in Attalla, and she was worried the power could go out. So with sleet already bouncing off car hoods outside, Nicks made a quick trip to Walmart for milk, bread and other food that didn't have to be cooked, and 1-gallon jugs of water.
"I wouldn't mind having some snow for the babies to play in but I don't want them to be freezing," said Hicks. "I'm worried about my babies being warm."
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BETTER PREPARED
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said he was very confident in the state's preparations.
Following a January 2014 ice storm that crippled metro Atlanta, Deal convened a task force to make recommendations of how to better prepare. He said Wednesday that state agencies have ably handled three weather situations in the last 10 days.
"I believe the lesson we are learning even of this morning as we noted the smaller volume of traffic on the interstates is that the public is willing to be a participating partner," he said.
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ARE YOU DELIVERING?
The manager of a sandwich shop in Shreveport, Louisiana, says it's been delivering more food this week because of the bad weather.
"The first question asked when you answer the phone is 'Are you delivering?'" according to Alli Walsh, who manages a Jimmy John's in Shreveport.
Walsh said she has up to six delivery workers who are running multiple orders at a time. Shreveport could get up to 3 inches of snow.
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TRAFFIC PILEUP
Near Bangor, Maine, 75 vehicles got tangled up in a series of chain-reaction pileups on a snowy stretch of Interstate 95, injuring at least 17 people.
The crashes started stacking up about 7:30 a.m. and involved several cars, a school bus and a tractor-trailer. At least 50 vehicles had to be towed from the scene, and state police said it was the largest crash in more than 15 years.
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SPEAK BRIEFLY, WEATHER IS COMING
Georgia lawmakers are working on a shortened schedule Wednesday at the Capitol in Atlanta. House Speaker David Ralston urged long-winded members to "disincline yourself" ahead of the ice or snow that was forecast to reach north Georgia by mid-afternoon.
"The key word is going to be 'with dispatch,'" Ralston said, referring to legislators speaking quickly and effectively.
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Associated Press writers Bill Fuller in New Orleans; Mitch Weiss in Greenville, South Carolina; Tom Foreman Jr. in Charlotte, North Carolina; Kathleen Foody and Kate Brumback in Atlanta; and Jay Reeves in Attalla, Alabama, contributed to this report.
Schools, daycares and offices closed ahead of the storm and governors once again declared states of emergency. The most intense part of the storm was forecast for north Texas eastward to North Carolina and Virginia. Snow accumulations could be 6 to 8 inches or higher in some places. By early Thursday, forecasters said, relief in the form of higher temperatures is expected.
Here's a look at how winter weather has affected some areas:
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LAST-MINUTE RUSH
The words heard most often at the Lowe's Home Improvement Store in north Winston-Salem were, "We're out."
Customers in search of ice melt were finding the store was out. Assistant manager Chris Herrin said help was on the way.
Herrin said he expected a shipment of six to eight pallets to arrive Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of the winter storm expected to dump at least 8 inches in some portions of North Carolina. Those pallets could have as many as 800 bags of the suddenly precious item.
"As soon as it gets it, we will have it out on the floor and ready," Herrin said. "We've got plenty of shovels, that's for sure."
DELAYED EXECUTION
Georgia delayed the execution of its only female death row inmate because of the approaching winter weather. Kelly Renee Gissendaner, 46, had been scheduled to die at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Gissendaner was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slaying of her husband. Prosecutors said she plotted with her boyfriend in the killing.
The execution has been rescheduled for Monday.
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SLEET FALLS ON ALABAMA
About 55 miles northeast of Birmingham in Etowah County, Josie Hicks fretted about the safety of her 3-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son.
Hicks said the pipes already were frozen at the family's apartment in Attalla, and she was worried the power could go out. So with sleet already bouncing off car hoods outside, Nicks made a quick trip to Walmart for milk, bread and other food that didn't have to be cooked, and 1-gallon jugs of water.
"I wouldn't mind having some snow for the babies to play in but I don't want them to be freezing," said Hicks. "I'm worried about my babies being warm."
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BETTER PREPARED
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said he was very confident in the state's preparations.
Following a January 2014 ice storm that crippled metro Atlanta, Deal convened a task force to make recommendations of how to better prepare. He said Wednesday that state agencies have ably handled three weather situations in the last 10 days.
"I believe the lesson we are learning even of this morning as we noted the smaller volume of traffic on the interstates is that the public is willing to be a participating partner," he said.
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ARE YOU DELIVERING?
The manager of a sandwich shop in Shreveport, Louisiana, says it's been delivering more food this week because of the bad weather.
"The first question asked when you answer the phone is 'Are you delivering?'" according to Alli Walsh, who manages a Jimmy John's in Shreveport.
Walsh said she has up to six delivery workers who are running multiple orders at a time. Shreveport could get up to 3 inches of snow.
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TRAFFIC PILEUP
Near Bangor, Maine, 75 vehicles got tangled up in a series of chain-reaction pileups on a snowy stretch of Interstate 95, injuring at least 17 people.
The crashes started stacking up about 7:30 a.m. and involved several cars, a school bus and a tractor-trailer. At least 50 vehicles had to be towed from the scene, and state police said it was the largest crash in more than 15 years.
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SPEAK BRIEFLY, WEATHER IS COMING
Georgia lawmakers are working on a shortened schedule Wednesday at the Capitol in Atlanta. House Speaker David Ralston urged long-winded members to "disincline yourself" ahead of the ice or snow that was forecast to reach north Georgia by mid-afternoon.
"The key word is going to be 'with dispatch,'" Ralston said, referring to legislators speaking quickly and effectively.
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Associated Press writers Bill Fuller in New Orleans; Mitch Weiss in Greenville, South Carolina; Tom Foreman Jr. in Charlotte, North Carolina; Kathleen Foody and Kate Brumback in Atlanta; and Jay Reeves in Attalla, Alabama, contributed to this report.
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