Deadly ice and snow storm takes aim at U.S. South

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   The storm caused two weather-related traffic deaths in Mississippi, and three in northern Texas, authorities said. A Dallas firefighter responding to an accident on an icy road also died when a skidding car hit a parked vehicle and he fell off a highway bridge. 

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Officials were quick to make plans for dealing with the weather after being criticized for inadequate preparation before a storm two weeks ago. That storm paralyzed Atlanta area roads and forced more than 11,000 students in Alabama to spend the night at their schools. 

Hundreds of schools and offices were closed from Texas to North Carolina on Tuesday. More closures were planned for Wednesday. Find cheapestwow goldnew from us

"This is not the storm we had two weeks ago, where we were playing in the snow and building snowmen. This is an ice storm," South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said. 

South Carolina is expected to get up to 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) of ice over the next 48 hours. The National Guard was put on alert and shelters prepared in the state. 

Pamela Maze, a 52-year-old teacher's assistant in Atlanta, made a grocery store run on Tuesday morning but said she was not worried about the possibility of an ice storm. 

"When I'm at home, I'm at home and I don't have to come back out," she said. "I think everyone should take their time and be safe, be careful." you canwow goldkaufen from online shop with safe transaction.

Amtrak, the U.S. passenger rail service, canceled trains in the Southeast and Middle Atlantic states. 

About 1,300 U.S. flights were canceled and another 3,500 delayed on Tuesday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. 

(Additional reporting by David Beasley in Atlanta; Karen Brooks and Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Verna Gates in Birmingham, Alabama; Emily Le Coz in Jackson, Mississippi; Harriet McLeod in Charleston, South Carolina; Editing by Gunna Dickson and Eric Walsh) 

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	The storm caused two weather-related traffic deaths in Mississippi, and three in northern Texas, authorities said. A Dallas firefighter responding to an accident on an icy road also died when a skidding car hit a parked vehicle and he fell off a highway bridge. Powered by Goldvk Forum ,the perfessional game raiders forum,including game raides,instance,Game Gold(wow gold), equipment, pvp, quests, etc. Officials were quick to make plans for dealing with the weather after being criticized for inadequate preparation before a storm two weeks ago. That storm paralyzed Atlanta area roads and forced more than 11,000 students in Alabama to spend the night at their schools. Hundreds of schools and offices were closed from Texas to North Carolina on Tuesday. More closures were planned for Wednesday. Find cheapestwow goldnew from us "This is not the storm we had two weeks ago, where we were playing in the snow and building snowmen. This is an ice storm," South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said. South Carolina is expected to get up to 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) of ice over the next 48 hours. The National Guard was put on alert and shelters prepared in the state. Pamela Maze, a 52-year-old teacher's assistant in Atlanta, made a grocery store run on Tuesday morning but said she was not worried about the possibility of an ice storm. "When I'm at home, I'm at home and I don't have to come back out," she said. "I think everyone should take their time and be safe, be careful." you canwow goldkaufen from online shop with safe transaction. Amtrak, the U.S. passenger rail service, canceled trains in the Southeast and Middle Atlantic states. About 1,300 U.S. flights were canceled and another 3,500 delayed on Tuesday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. (Additional reporting by David Beasley in Atlanta; Karen Brooks and Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Verna Gates in Birmingham, Alabama; Emily Le Coz in Jackson, Mississippi; Harriet McLeod in Charleston, South Carolina; Editing by Gunna Dickson and Eric Walsh)