Extreme Weather Photos Of The Week

PHOTOS: Snow, Floods and the California Drought
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 29: Cars sit on the side of Interstate 75 in icy conditions January 29, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Thousands of motorists were stranded, many overnight, as a winter storm dropped three inches of snow, and ice made driving hazardous. (Photo by Scott Cunninghaml/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 29: Cars sit on the side of Interstate 75 in icy conditions January 29, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Thousands of motorists were stranded, many overnight, as a winter storm dropped three inches of snow, and ice made driving hazardous. (Photo by Scott Cunninghaml/Getty Images)

This week brought several big headlines in extreme weather news:

  • A rare snow storm hit the Deep South early in the week from North Carolina to Texas, causing school closures, cancelled travel and massive gridlock problems in Atlanta.

  • Though the Sierra Nevada received some snowfall this past week, California's drought conditions continued to worsen and snowpack hit its lowest level in over 50 years.
  • Snow blanketed Romania, Bulgaria and much of central and eastern Europe throughout the week, causing school closures, power outages and travel cancellations.
  • Strong floods and heavy rain struck Italy, causing evacuations, landslides and flash floods.
  • Check out photos of the week's extreme weather from around the world:

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