I was at FT Benning,GA in Jan 73 going through the IOAC. My first wife, a very capable RN, drove through the 20” of snow to get me to Martin Army Hospital. That was normal driving for us as I was from NY. She was from Omaha, NE.I do not recall people in a panic then.
Respectfully: Driving in 20” of snow is *far* different than driving on 1” of ice. ;D
I was stuck in the snow and ice on I-75. 23 hours to get from Tampa to Atlanta. 22 inches of snow fell on Macon.