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Powerful winter storm that dumped snow in US South maintains its icy grip

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More than 110,000 customers are without power in Atlanta area.

Sleet, snow and ice is forecast to continue in the Carolinas , Virginia and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.

The storm dumped as much as a foot ( about 31 centimeters ) in parts of Arkansas , and there were reports of nearly 10 inches in Little Rock , which averages 3.8 inches ( 9.7 centimeters ) a year.

Four passengers were injured after a Delta plane bound for Minneapolis aborted takeoff that morning .

Mayor Danny Avula said officials brought in extra resources to monitor the city’s water treatment facility.

The treatment facility suffered a multiday outage following a snowstorm earlier in the week .

Officials brought in a new backup battery and additional water filters, the mayor said.