ATLANTA — The snow and icy conditions left behind by Tuesday’s snowfall can be seen from space. “The clouds cleared out on Wednesday but left a visible imprint of the snow we got across the deep South,” Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz said.

An unusual winter storm swept through the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing significant and even once-in-a-lifetime snowfall to unexpected areas.

The winter storm brought up to about 2 inches of snow over parts of north Georgia and areas south of Interstate 20. “There was a sharp cut off in accumulating snow basically right along and near I-85 with not much, as expected, over areas north and west of Atlanta,” Meteorologist Brian Monahan said.

The First Alert Weather Team says heavy snow has impacted much of the Deep South through Tuesday from New Orleans to Pensacola.

Between school closures and power outages, the effects of the winter storms of the past several days have shown it’s effect throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Tuesday is a First Alert Weather Day as snow showers are possible across parts of the metro during the afternoon and evening hours.