9 Photos Of Abandoned Cars In The South That Are Going To Be A Nightmare To Clean Up

Traffic is a mess all over the South.

An couple inches of snow created gridlock that started on Tuesday and stretched into Wednesday morning. Some people are still stuck, and hundreds of cars have been abandoned on roadways.

Birmingham and Atlanta were especially hard-hit. Some people who abandoned their vehicles were forced to sleep in stores overnight.

The situation is severe, and roadsides are littered with abandoned vehicles:

New images of Atlanta's traffic gridlock http://t.co/6ZkeEDDwqG pic.twitter.com/XikelsuQNO

- 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) January 29, 2014

Abandoned cars litter the roadway Cobb Parkway (US 41) between Cumberland Pkwy and W. Paces Ferry Road #SnowJam2014 pic.twitter.com/qFUOBX4RFr

- 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) January 29, 2014

This is 65N earlier this morning. Abandoned cars on left side. 459 exit in background. pic.twitter.com/BtXMkirszj

- Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 29, 2014

PHOTOS: Abandoned cars and trucks clutter highways in Atlanta http://t.co/kjRbvBEYB4 pic.twitter.com/kF99QH9iqV

- FOX 9 News (@MyFOX9) January 29, 2014

Abandoned cars litter hwy280 pic.twitter.com/yAQSNoYjGZ

- Kerry Nivens (@KNivensnews) January 29, 2014

Atlanta's roads are a frozen hellscape of abandoned cars and stranded people http://t.co/znxE4eNiFO pic.twitter.com/01RnL8A3CS

- Jalopnik (@Jalopnik) January 29, 2014

PHOTO: Vehicles were abandoned Tuesday on an off ramp in Dunwoody, Ga. More: http://t.co/ptsRUndLsZ pic.twitter.com/7TCx4to7U9

- The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) January 29, 2014

@spann @jonandersonnews Patton Chapel Road in Hoover. No movement either way. Complete snow & ice parking lot. pic.twitter.com/WQiAvFP3We

- Chrishelle Britt (@ChrishelleBritt) January 28, 2014

NEW PIC: Abandoned vehicles line I-285 in Dunwoody, Ga., in aftermath of winter storm http://t.co/37xvf5FCk5 - @AP pic.twitter.com/ExEwK9wodE

- NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) January 29, 2014