#Snowmageddon2018: Photos, videos show South blanketed in snow, ice

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A winter storm system is slamming the South this weekend, bringing snow, ice and sleet to the region – especially the Carolinas. The dangerous mix also knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.

Stunned Southerners, journalists, meteorologists and even comedian Patton Oswalt took to social media to share their photos and videos of the wintry mix. Check out some of them below:

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1. Raleigh, North Carolina

Video by Patton Oswalt

2. Old Fort, North Carolina

Photo by @moaleck, Twitter

3. Raleigh, North Carolina

Photo by @lazarusrang, Twitter

4. Watauga County, North Carolina

Video by @Cmoore704, Twitter

5. Apex, North Carolina

Photo by @MsRosales_AFMS, Twitter

6. Lubbock, Texas

Photo by @pup_smudge, Twitter

7. North Raleigh/Wake Forest, North Carolina

Photo by @jencan823, Twitter

8. Asheville, North Carolina

Video by @DHenryTV, Twitter

9. Cary, North Carolina

Video by F@FeistyFeminista, Twitter

10. Durham County, North Carolina

Photos by the Durham County Sheriff's Office