Snow and sleet have pounded large parts of the US, causing hundreds of crashes and leaving thousands of homes without power.
The snow began to fall heavily on Friday in parts of Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia, which were among the states worst-affected, lasting until Saturday afternoon.
Some of the heaviest snowfall was in Williamsburg, Virginia, which saw accumulations of about 30cm. In parts of northern Georgia, there was 15cm of snow.
By Saturday evening, there had been 3,657 flights delayed and a further 3,458 cancelled, according to flight tracking service FlightAware.com.
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Emergency services were kept busy with hundreds of road accidents.
North Carolina's governor Roy Cooper said his state had seen more than 700 accidents since the snow fell - although no fatalities - and Virginia State Police said they had dealt with 500.
The terrible weather conditions are also being blamed for a 20-vehicle crash on a major road in Middletown, Connecticut, on Saturday afternoon although police have said there were no serious injuries.
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