Photos: Aerial shots of Atlanta snow jam

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Photos: Aerial shots of Atlanta snow jam

Scenes from the air of the Atlanta snowstorm and traffic jams that followed.

In this aerial view looking at I-75 north at Moores Mill Rd., some motorists leave their vehicles along the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens over the city's perimeter highway known as "Spaghetti Junction," the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm that slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots when motorists abandoned their vehicles creating massive traffic jams lasting through, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this aerial photo, traffic is snarled along the I-285 perimeter north of the metro area after a winter snow storm, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this view looking at I-75 north at Moores Mill Rd., motorists get out of their vehicles to chat near abandoned cars along the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

This aerial view, an electronics store parking lot shows the effects of a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this aerial photo, abandoned cars at I-75 headed northbound near the Chattahoochee River overpass are piled up in the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm , Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this aerial view looking south toward downtown Atlanta, the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

This aerial photo, traffic is snarled along the I-285 perimeter north of the metro area after a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this view looking at Cobb Parkway at I-285, abandoned cars are piled up on the median of the ice-covered road after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this aerial view, A good Samaritan on a four-wheeler patrols I-75 south at West Paces Ferry Rd. after a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this view looking south toward downtown Atlanta near the I-75 Chattahoochee River overpass, abandoned cars are piled up on the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this view looking south toward downtown Atlanta, the ice-covered interstate system is empty after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots when motorists abandoned their vehicles creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this aerial view looking at I-75 north at Moores Mill Rd., motorists get out of their vehicles to chat near abandoned cars along the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm , Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this view looking at I-75 north at Mt. Paran Rd., abandoned cars are piled up on the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm slammed the city with over 2 inches of snow that turned highways into parking lots creating massive traffic jams lasting through Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this aerial view looking at I-75 north at Mt. Paran Rd., abandoned cars are piled up on the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

In this aerial photo taken with a fisheye lens looking south toward downtown Atlanta, the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

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In this aerial view looking at I-75 north at Moores Mill Rd., some motorists leave their vehicles along the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta.

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