PHOTOS: A “Catastrophic…Crippling…Paralyzing” Ice Storm

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A pedestrian battles the snow and cold wind as he crosses Wicker Street in Sanford, N.C.Chris Seward/Raleigh News & Observer/ZUMA

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An ice storm the National Weather Service has called “catastrophic…crippling…paralyzing… choose your adjective” is sweeping across states from Texas to North Carolina, knocking out power in more than 100,000 homes and businesses as it makes its way toward the Northeast. Here are some photos showing the early effects of the storm.

Garbage truck with attachment plowing Peachtree St. Resourceful. Well done City of Atlanta @KasimReed #StormWatchOn2 pic.twitter.com/arvx4XMIvY

— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) February 12, 2014

Good Morning, midtown Atlanta! @wsbtv Peachtree and 7th Street #iceatlanta #iceatl pic.twitter.com/7Ebl9Hfvv8

— Gary Brown (@gbro76) February 12, 2014

A vehicle drives through the rapidly falling snow on the US 421 Bypass in Sanford, N.C. Chris Seward/Raleigh News & Observer/ZUMA

From @seanmorrisCNN in Atlanta this morning. pic.twitter.com/d8XaNBAYb0

— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) February 12, 2014

The @ajc‘s @johnjspink‘s wouldn’t steer you wrong. Stay off the roads. #iceatl http://t.co/7h7nK2e4Wi pic.twitter.com/J2NMH86pZG

— AJC (@ajc) February 12, 2014

LORETTA CANTRELL, 75, says ” I feel like a child again playing in the snow,” during a walk on Popular Stump Road in Helen, Ga. Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ZUMA