Winter storm hits the South

AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Adam Brimer

A woman walks during a heavy snowfall, Jan. 17, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. A winter storm was making its way across the Southeast, dumping 4 inches of snow in Mississippi and playing a role in a traffic fatality there, with the system expected to spread across northern Georgia and into the Carolinas and Virginia, according to the National Weather Service.

AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Robert Sutton

A University of Alabama student ties a houndstooth scarf around a snowman on the quad on Jan. 17, 2013, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Hundreds of students gathered at the quad as the heavy snow fall coated Tuscaloosa.

Hundreds of students gathered at the quad of the University of Alabama campus on Jan. 17, 2012, as heavy snow fall coated Tuscaloosa, Ala.

A student walks through heavy snow fall on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Jan. 17, 2012.

Snow accumulates on the statue of Paul "Bear" Bryant on Jan. 17, 2013, on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Snow falls outside the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa Ala., Jan. 17, 2013.

Snow accumulates on the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham, Jan. 17, 2013, as winter weather fell across central Alabama.

AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick

Snow brings traffic to a crawl on Interstate 40, Jan. 17, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Casey Martin, center, along with Malinda and Butch Morrow play with their dogs in the snow, Jan. 17, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn.

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Emma Armstrong plays with Harper during a heavy snowfall, Jan. 17, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Heavy fall snows along Interstate-65 in Hartselle, Ala., Jan. 17, 2013.

AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr.

Heavy snow falls in Hartselle, Ala., causing many traffic problems and some fun for children, Jan. 17, 2013. Motorist James Burton stands in front of his car stranded on US Highway 31 on Hartselle Mountain after the stretch of highway became to slick for many motorists to get up the hill.

Heavy fall snows in Decatur, Ala., Jan. 17, 2013. Snow fell in Central and North Alabama, sending kids home from schools early along with other closures.

Children play in the snow, Jan. 17, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn.

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