KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: The effects of a weekend of winter havoc still lingers, this morning, in the southeastern states and North Georgia in particular: trees, utility poles and power lines downed by wind, rain and ice triggering states of emergency in many areas and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. And it may not be over. CNN's Eric Horng may be among the many who got dressed in the dark, this morning, isn't that right, Eric?</s>ERIC HORNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That is right. We are in the heart of the Monday morning rush hour here in Atlanta, this morning, standing next to a five-way intersection with no traffic signals. Power has been knocked out to this entire block, and cars are having to crawl through this intersection. One of the more difficult situations people here in Atlanta and throughout North Georgia are facing, this morning: more than 150,000 electric customers remain without power, this morning, after an ice storm blew through here over the weekend, creating very dangerous road conditions, causing numerous accidents, downing trees onto power lines, creating very difficult situations with that, knocking out power to half a million -- an estimated half a million electric customers over the weekend. Power crews have been out feverishly working to restore that power. They have restored power to most of those half a million customers. But as I said, 150,000 customers still remain without power. In the meantime, Governor Roy Barnes has issued a state of emergency for 20 north Georgia counties, making them eligible for state funding to aid in the cleanup, which could take another couple of days. Officials say it could be Tuesday, possibly Wednesday before everyone gets their power back. Eric Horng, CNN, reporting live in Atlanta.</s>PHILLIPS: All right, Eric, thanks very much.
Weekend Ice Storm Leaves 150,000 Georgians Without Power