​New round of winter weather pounds South

Another round of snowy and icy weather led to school closings, dangerous driving conditions and power outages Thursday across the South, and even delayed a Georgia execution.

A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell across the Gulf Coast states, the Carolinas and the D.C. area. This system may also bring severe thunderstorms to parts of Georgia and Florida, forecasters said. Already parts of northern Alabama have seen more than 10 inches of heavy, wet snow, causing tree damage and power outages.

Schools closed and states of emergencies were declared ahead of the storm.

Snow fell on the Deep South on Wednesday as another storm brought nasty weather to the region, walloping places that were hit hard just last week.

Relief in the form of higher temperatures was expected Thursday.

Thousands without power in North Carolina

Thousands of people are without electricity in North Carolina as a winter storm dumps snow, sleet and freezing rain across much of the state.

Duke Energy reported that more than 213,000 customers were without power early Thursday.

The biggest problem was in Wake County, where 90,000 customers were without service. Neighboring Durham County had 38,000 customers without service.

Some parts of the mountains had up to 8 inches of snow. Charlotte reported about 4 inches of snow. The National Weather Service in Raleigh reported about 3 inches.

State troopers responded to nearly 3,000 accidents in 36 hours.

Early Thursday, snow was reported in Burlington, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. The National Weather Service had a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory in effect for almost the entire state Thursday morning.

With a winter storm approaching Winston-Salem, Trent Maner was beginning to question whether North Carolina was an adequate sanctuary from the cold and ice.

"It's frustrating," he said Wednesday. "You live in North Carolina so that you don't have to deal with it very often. Seems like last year and this year, it's getting us."

Maner was among a handful of people at a local Lowe's Home Improvement Store in search of a snow shovel or ice melt.

And it's not just the Tar Heel State that's dealing with the elements.

Fog, rain, snow and freezing temperatures created treacherous conditions in northern Georgia Wednesday. Two cars collided with a semi, bringing traffic to a crawl.

Low visibility plagued Tennessee roads, with snow accumulating at up to 2 inches an hour

Drivers made their way through thick slush in Texas, where a school bus carrying three people landed on its side after hitting ice. Luckily everyone was OK.

Mississippi deaths blamed on weather

Hazardous driving conditions continue over much of northern Mississippi amid the remnants of a storm system that caused at least three deaths in the state.

In Oxford, Lafayette County Coroner Rocky Kennedy says a 22-year-old University of Mississippi student died Wednesday from injuries he suffered after being thrown from a sled that ran into sign.

The student's name has not been released.

State troopers say 2-year-old Bella Titu died Wednesday when the vehicle she was riding in hydroplaned, left the road and hit a tree.

On Tuesday, 24-year-old Tranell Epps was killed when his car hit a patch of ice on a bridge and slid into an 18-wheeler.

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.

Snowfall in Alabama

Forecasters say nearly a foot of snow has fallen in parts of Alabama, combining with slush and ice to make for treacherous travel.

By early Thursday, a volunteer who works with the National Weather Service measured 11 inches of snow in the Guntersville area. Authorities said 8.5 inches of snow fell in the Athens area, with similar amounts reported in other towns and cities across northern Alabama.

A wide area of north Alabama was essentially shut down because of dangerous travel conditions caused by the snow.

The snow left slushy ice atop multiple roads north of Birmingham to the Tennessee line.

The weather service says some areas in the state's northeastern and northwestern corners could break snowfall records dating to the 1890s.

Alabama Power officials say about 12,000 customers statewide were without power before dawn Thursday.

Scores of schools were closed or opening late Thursday.

2-million gallon flood

A pipe that burst during Michigan's deep freeze is being blamed for flooding the lower levels of a mostly vacant 38-story building in downtown Detroit with 2 million gallons of water. The pipe burst earlier this week leaving icicles hanging from portions of the interior of the building. Cleanup crews continued work Wednesday at the site.