Gallery: People take to social media as snow cripples southern U.S.

By Nicole Mortillaro Global News

Posted January 29, 2014 4:35 pm

Updated January 29, 2014 4:44 pm

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Traffic is at a standstill on Interstate 65 northbound as officials work to clear abandoned vehicles Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Hoover, Ala. AP Photo/Hal Yeager

The winter weather that swept across the southeastern United States brought roads to a standstill and left many people stranded in shopping malls, schools, or the homes of strangers.

Many took to social media to document the unusual winter weather.

It’s 8pm & I-75 at W. Paces Ferry in Atlanta still looks like this. Just wow. #Leon #GAwx pic.twitter.com/fohVkufiBi
— Shawn Reynolds (@WCL_Shawn) January 29, 2014

PHOTOS: Massive gridlock strands drivers on snow-covered Atlanta area roads: http://t.co/k7tXDxNXJG pic.twitter.com/zwcX9FPga9
— LiveDoppler7HD (@LiveDoppler7HD) January 29, 2014

@spann Gulf Shores Public Beach pic.twitter.com/Y1d9SkRx7m
— Daniel Vandiver (@DanielVandiver2) January 29, 2014

MT @wcl_shawn Close to @weatherchannel Atlanta looks like the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse after 2″ of snow + ice pic.twitter.com/scVU87D2Tj
— Knox Bardeen (@knoxbardeen) January 29, 2014

Pelicans hanging out in the snow in New Bern. #Leon #snow @VisitNC @wxbrad @JimCantore pic.twitter.com/MqpTnuFMKb
— Zach Frailey (@UprootedPhotos) January 29, 2014

Atlanta is an ice rink of cars stranded since last night. Outside my flat nowhere to go but here. #SnowedOutAtlanta pic.twitter.com/wQE3CRtIeB
Sleeping in the stores all over Atlanta! RT @JaimeSarrio: Publix serving as shelter, too @ajc pic.twitter.com/h5jX090DC2
— Mike Vielhaber (@mvielhaber) January 29, 2014

— Donna Adamo (@dadamo102) January 29, 2014

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Though the dose of winter weather crippled parts of the south, some people tried to deal with it the best way they could: through humour.

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. @wxbrad my southern snowman, bow tie, ray bans, straw hat, and sweet tea vodka. He’s ready for @The_Masters! pic.twitter.com/rRVb7oat8Z
— rebekah (@clemsonrebekah) January 29, 2014

#snow #ohwx @weatherchannel @JimCantore pic.twitter.com/pzqhrgSjIP
— Ty Carver (@TySalesRecruit) January 25, 2014

pic.twitter.com/BkoA4KRjD1
— Elena Zang (@elenazang) January 29, 2014

Atlanta doesn’t know how to act with snow lmao pic.twitter.com/wgY98wLJ3s
— Derrion ⚡️ (@Derrixn) January 29, 2014

Our radio affiliate, WOVM-FM in Green Bay shares this image on their Facebook page… #winter #snow pic.twitter.com/4aVdZSe4hz
— The Storm Report (@thestormreport) January 23, 2014

The U.S. National Weather Service issued a hard freeze warning (temperatures of -2 C or below during the growing season) from southern Louisiana to Georgia and parts of the Florida panhandle. The now and freezing rain will end on Wednesday.

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