Georgia drivers sleep in cars after being stuck for 15 hours when snow storm lightly covers roads and paralyzes communities

Drivers in Georgia slept in their cars after light snow and icy roads forced traffic to a miles-long standstill - (REUTERS)

Drivers in Georgia described sleepless nights like nothing they had ever experienced, after unprecedented cold weather left three inches of snow and icy roads across the state.

Images from the state showed lightly covered roads - but in areas not used to snow, it was enough to paralyze communities.