Light snow fell on this panhandle city Wednesday as the last remnant of an unprecedented, deadly storm rolled out to sea after smashing snow records from here to New Orleans and casting a blanket of ice across a region not targeted by such a severe wintry assault in generations.

Winter storm warnings spread from Louisiana through Virginia on Tuesday as a winter storm hit the U.S. Southeast.

Parts of Atlanta and elsewhere in the South faced chaotic conditions after a historic winter storm that crippled travel by road and air. Atlanta was dealing with abandoned cars, and DeKalb County declared a state of emergency.