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Gov. Nathan Deal is shown on live TV while speaking at the GEMA command center, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Atlanta. The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially "catastrophic" second blow in the form of a thick layer of ice that threatened to bring hundreds of thousands of power outages and leave people in their cold, dark homes for days. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

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Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed walk by the media before speaking at the GEMA command center, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Atlanta. The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially "catastrophic" second blow in the form of a thick layer of ice that threatened to bring hundreds of thousands of power outages and leave people in their cold, dark homes for days. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

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Chuck Ray, right, Director of Field Operations for GEMA, walks through a projected map of possible ice accumulation while working in the GEMA command center, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Atlanta. The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially "catastrophic" second blow in the form of a thick layer of ice that threatened to bring hundreds of thousands of power outages and leave people in their cold, dark homes for days. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

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Gov. Nathan Deal speaks at the GEMA command center, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Atlanta. The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially "catastrophic" second blow in the form of a thick layer of ice that threatened to bring hundreds of thousands of power outages and leave people in their cold, dark homes for days. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

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Richard Russell Scenic Hwy 348 is closed due to icy conditions on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, just north of Helen, Ga. In a dire warning Tuesday, forecasters said a "catastrophic" winter storm threatened to bring a thick layer of ice to Georgia and other parts of the South, causing widespread power outages that could leave people in the dark for days. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

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A taxi cab is surrounded by water on a flooded street after a water main break in Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The broken water main flooded a several-block area in southwest Detroit, trapping several cars. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Work crews clear ice off the road as water continues to spew from a broken water main in Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The broken water main flooded a several-block area in southwest Detroit, trapping several cars. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Work crews clear ice off the road as water continues to spew from a broken water main in Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The broken water main flooded a several-block area in southwest Detroit, trapping several cars. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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A taxi cab is surrounded by water on a flooded street after a water main break in Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The broken water main flooded a several-block area in southwest Detroit, trapping several cars. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)