--- description: Blizzard conditions stretch south of the Mason-Dixon line, leaving a quarter of a million people without power title: Winter Storm: Snow and Ice Across South and Mid-Atlantic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86453cb4cbaa50ae/69877f99428a9e72d8cc72c0/kentucky-snow-storm-winter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Snow and Ice Storms Cut Across South and Mid-Atlantic  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 17, 2015 1:06 PM CUT  Jamie McCall shovels his driveway as he tries to keep up with the snowfall at his home in Paris, Ky., Feb. 16, 2015. Jamie McCall shovels his driveway as he tries to keep up with the snowfall at his home in Paris, Ky., Feb. 16, 2015.David Stephenson—AP  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 17, 2015 1:06 PM CUT A [wintry blast](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/ice-storm-coats-south-oklahoma-carolinas-heads-northeast-n306876 "undefined") of snow and ice swept from the Midwest to the South on Monday night, burying some regions in more than a foot of snow and cutting off power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Power outages rolled across Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Arkansas, NBC News reports, as sheets of ice downed power lines and coated city streets. Six governors declared states of emergency and over a quarter-million people were without power Tuesday morning. The [highest recorded snowfall](http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc5.html "undefined"), 18 in., fell in eastern Kentucky, while accumulations of up to 9 in. were forecast for Washington, D.C., as snow fell up and down the Eastern seaboard. The federal government said it would be [closed Tuesday](http://www.nbcwashington.com/weather/stories/Snow-Showers-Squalls-to-Move-into-Region-291960621.html "undefined") because of the inclement weather. Meanwhile, the city of Ithaca in upstate New York has officially [posted](http://www.visitithaca.com/ "undefined") a surrender notice to this year’s winter weather, inviting visitors to its [official tourism webpage](http://www.visitithaca.com "undefined") to visit Key West instead:  \[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/ice-storm-coats-south-oklahoma-carolinas-heads-northeast-n306876 "undefined")\] ### See Washington D.C. as a Winter Wonderland  Snow falls at dusk by the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015, Jacquelyn Martin—AP  A snow-plough cleans the snow in front of the US Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Snow covers the Tidal Basin in front of Jefferson Memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Snow covers the Tidal Basin in front of the Washington Memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  A man takes a photo of the snow covered Iwo Jima memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Snow covers "The Breadline" sculpture at the Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  A snow-plough cleans the snow on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. 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