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John Stokes, right, director of the Natural Areas Department for the city of Fort Collins, points out the Poudre River to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, left; David Agnew, left rear, director of the White House's intergovernmental affairs office; and Nancy Sutley (in sunglasses, behind McCarthy), chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, in Fort Collins, Colo., Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/The Coloradoan, V. Richard Haro)

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A deserted ticketing area awaits passengers after Delta Air Lines canceled 573 flights and Southwest Airlines suspended most operations into and out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in advance of an ice storm expected to hit the metro Atlanta area later 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 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/David Tulis)

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The departure board indicates hundreds of canceled Delta Air Lines flights into and out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in advance of an ice storm expected to hit the metro Atlanta area later 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 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/David Tulis)

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Airline passenger Hossam Shalaby, from Egypt, waits for his rescheduled flight to Orlando under the departure board showing hundreds of cancellations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on 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 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/David Tulis)

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According to airline spokespersons, Delta Air Lines cancelled 573 flights and Southwest Airlines suspended most operations into and out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in advance of an ice storm expected to hit the metro Atlanta area later 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 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/David Tulis)

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Security employee Warren Johnson reviews messages at a nearly deserted Delta Air Lines counter after the carrier cancelled 573 flights into and out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on 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 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/David Tulis)

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Georgia Power contractors set up living quarters for up to 500 tree workers in the White Water parking lot, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Marietta, Ga. The city of Atlanta 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, Bob Andres) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

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Gov. Nathan Deal. left, and Georgia Emergency Management Director Charley English speak during a meeting, 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, Brant Sanderlin) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

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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