Winter Plasters The South

States located along the coast from Texas to the Carolinas have been impacted by a wicked winter storm.  Several precipitation types ranging from sleet to freezing rain & snow have caused quite the impact on travel.

A large portion of the south has suffered through ridiculous driving conditions for much of the day, with the evening commute being referred to as “a complete nightmare,” leaving several people stranded.

I’ve had conversations with a few of my connections in Birmingham, AL today, and supposedly all hotels have been booked up the city due to people not being able to travel home after work.  The Birmingham NWS office even issued a Civil Emergency Message for a large portion of the state.

Judging from the twitter-sphere, it has gotten pretty bad all along the Gulf Coast:

Walking home in Trussville @spann pic.twitter.com/OWF0xwO5EA

— Michaela Hunter (@MichaelaHunter3) January 28, 2014

 

A mom here at the YMCA Homewood has a 6 week old baby and needs formula can anyone HELP PLEASE??? @ewarn — Karma Mesamore (@Karmomma) January 28, 2014

#Atlanta + #Snow + rush hour = this [via @simit_shah] #GAwx pic.twitter.com/vKRAOXcxNJ — Shawn Reynolds (@WCL_Shawn) January 28, 2014

Father & 6mo old stuck at Vestavia Wal-Mart, need shelter ASAP… cannot walk b/c of age of child. #alwx can anybody help?? @Spann pls rt

— Trey Edwards (@TreyEdwardsAL) January 28, 2014

BREAKING NEWS 50 kids stranded on school bus on Oxmoor Valley all day long bus about to run out of gas

— Alan Collins (@fox6alancollins) January 28, 2014

Alabama: “People everywhere stranded on 280 walking to shelters.” @Stephen_Nix pic.twitter.com/adlIY31RPy

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 29, 2014

Buzzfeed has a piece that includes several eye-catching photos from both the nightmare and beauty that has unfolded across both the Midwest and South.  Be sure to check it out.