Traffic inches along the connector of Interstate's 75 and 85 as snow blankets Metro Atlanta, Jan. 28, 2014, as seen from the Pryor Street overpass. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is preparing to declare a state of emergency as a winter storm coats the region with snow and ice.

Traffic is at a standstill on the southbound lanes as the northbound side is a empty sheet of ice in Atlanta, Jan. 29, 2014. After a rare snowstorm stopped Atlanta-area commuters in their tracks forcing many to hunker down in their cars overnight or seek other shelter, the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto the city's snarled freeway system.

Parents had to walk up South Old Grey Ridge Road to pick up their kids at Union Grove Elementry and Middle School, Jan. 28, 2014, after school was closed due to the inclement weather in Maryville, Tenn.

Southbound traffic on Interstate 575 between Georgia Hwy. 20 and Riverstone Parkway are bottlenecked in Canon, Ga., Jan. 28, 2014.

Tim Stevens pushes his 4-year-old son, Sam, down a hill on a sled at Grand Park, Jan. 28, 2014, in Atlanta.

A vehicle ran off the road during a snow storm in Canton, Ga., Jan. 28, 2014.

Brent LaForte, front, and Brian Bartlett, rear, grab some air as they slide down a hill in a kayak in downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jan. 28, 2014.

Vehicles make their way around a beer delivery truck that slid off county road 25 during a snow storm which hit the South, Jan. 28, 2014 in Wilsonville, Ala.

Helen Zhang blows some snow for her friend to make a picture as snow fell in a thick wave in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jan. 28, 2014.

City workmen help push a drivers vehicle off of the curb on an icy road in downtown Montgomery, Ala. during a winter storm, Jan. 28, 2014.

The South Carolina Statehouse and grounds are blanketed in snow in Columbia, S.C., Jan. 29, 2014 after an infrequent snowstorm moved through the area. The Columbia area received two to three inches of snow from the storm that closed schools, government offices and businesses.

Left to right: Andrew Schilling, 13, Matthew, 9 and Andy Bienvenu, 13 chase the family dog Buddy as they tussle, chase, roll and fight in the snow/sleet mix at their home just west of Franklinton, La., Jan. 28, 2014.

The driver of a Cherokee County Area Transportation System (CATS) bus is sidelined in a ditch on Killian Road in Canton, Ga., Jan. 28, 2014.

Students attending a school rally at the Georgia Capitol try to catch snowflakes in Atlanta, Jan. 28, 2014.

Nicole Van Leeuwen, left, University of Alabama mascot Big Al, center, and Jordan Forrest make snow angels on the Quad as snow fell in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jan. 28, 2014.

A cardinal perches on a fence post as snow flurries swirl around it in the first snowfall of the season in Greer, South Carolina, Jan. 28, 2014.

Aislin Sheffield, right, Taylor Wood, left, and Mary Kate Megehan, center, sled down a hill in Athens, Ga., Jan. 28, 2014.

Snow begins to accumulate on I-65 south of Birmingham causing several road closures in Alabama, Jan. 28, 2014, in Pelham, Ala. Gov. Robert Bentley declared a state of emergency, and he delayed three special legislative elections for a week.

Eli Banks runs with his dog Echo on a snow-covered hill, Jan. 28, 2014, in Atlanta.

The University of South Carolina football stadium in Columbia, S.C., is seen in this photograph taken Jan. 29, 2014 after a snowstorm moved through the area. The Columbia area received two to three inches of snow from the storm that closed schools, government offices and businesses.