ATLANTA, Feb. 12 (UPI) —
A deadly winter storm brought snow and ice from Texas to North Carolina Wednesday, canceling thousands of flights and making roads dangerous for travel.
The National Weather Service said ice and sleet could be “potentially crippling” in Atlanta, Athens and Augusta in Georgia and in Raleigh and other parts of central North Carolina, which could get up to an inch of ice.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory urged residents: “Check your neighbors. Take care of each other.”
Locations seeing the heaviest freezing rain accumulations will likely experience power outages and tree damage, the Weather Channel said.
The storm will ultimately target more than 100 million people as it moves east and then north through the Middle Atlantic States and New England, AccuWeather said.
