An unusual winter storm swept through the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing significant and even once-in-a-lifetime snowfall to unexpected areas.

The winter storm brought up to about 2 inches of snow over parts of north Georgia and areas south of Interstate 20. “There was a sharp cut off in accumulating snow basically right along and near I-85 with not much, as expected, over areas north and west of Atlanta,” Meteorologist Brian Monahan said.

Atlanta weathered its second winter storm of the season on Tuesday, seeing about an inch of snow across the metro.

ATLANTA — The snow and icy conditions left behind by Tuesday’s snowfall can be seen from space. “The clouds cleared out on Wednesday but left a visible imprint of the snow we got across the deep South,” Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz said.