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.

A historic Gulf Coast winter storm brings blizzard conditions, power outages and travel chaos to a region unprepared for snow and ice.

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.