By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
About 30 flights out of Tampa International Airport were canceled early Tuesday after a massive winter storm pummelled parts of the South on Sunday and Monday.
Most of the canceled flights were to and from Atlanta.
It could be days before icy, treacherous conditions improve for areas of the South hit by a wintry blast that sent cars sliding off the road, emptied grocery shelves and had officials nervously watching ice-laden powerlines and tree limbs.
Snow ranging from several inches to more than a foot Sunday and Monday blanketed states from Louisiana to the Carolinas. And more misery was on the way: The snow began turning to freezing rain in numerous areas, and low temperatures threatened to turn roads that may have thawed icy overnight.
The storm shut down most cities and towns, closed many businesses, and canceled most flights ...