Snow, ice blasts through South with powerful winter storm

By PAMELA SAMPSON and KIM CHANDLER
Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice swept through parts of the U.S. Southeast. The storm knocked out power, felled trees and fences and coated roads with a treacherous, frigid glaze on Sunday. More than 260,000 customers were without power in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. A tornado ripped through a trailer park in Florida. Significant icing was causing problems in the central part of North Carolina. The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security tweeted photos of snow-covered roads in the southern part of the state and advised residents to “keep calm and hunker down.”