Pottsville, Pa.

Eric Heck, shows proper form as he bends at the knees shoveling snow on S. 19th Street, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 in Pottsville, Pa.

Winter Storm Helen made its first impact in the South.

A mix of sleet and snow, accompanied by lightning, made travel a mess in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metro area on the morning of Jan. 15. Up to 1.5" of snow/sleet accumulated in Mesquite, Texas. At least one freeway overpass in Ft. Worth was closed due to sleet/ice accumulations.

(PHOTOS/VIDEO: Early-morning Dallas Sleet)

Later that morning, freezing rain and sleet spread into northern Louisiana and Arkansas. Multiple accidents were reported on I-49 south of Shreveport, La. and on I-20 in Monroe, La. Two homes were damaged by falling trees in the city of Monroe.

Sleet accumulations lead to at least one accident in Hot Springs, Ark. Ice accumulations downed trees over much of Decatur County, Tenn.

(MORE: Sleet/Ice Explained | Ice Accumulation Impacts)

Officially, 0.3" of snow was measured at Dallas-Ft. Worth Int'l Airport and in Little Rock, Ark.

Helen then spread its wintry mess northeastward.

Icing accumulations generally from one tenth to one-quarter inch were reported from east Tennessee and Kentucky to western Maryland, Pennsylvania, and parts of New Jersey.

TWC Facebook fan Arlene Lantz said trees were snapping near Oakland, Md. early on Jan. 16 due to ice accumulation. Garrett County, Md. is well known to take hard hits from eastern winter storms, as they did during Superstorm Sandy.

Helen's snowy swath was generally on the light to moderate side in the Northeast. Precipitation was a sleet/rain mix through Jan. 16 in New York City. Snow later in the day changed to rain in Boston, and snow mixed with freezing rain in Hartford.

As far as snow accumulations, here are the top totals by state:

Woodstock, N.Y. (5.5")Pomfret Center, Conn. (5.2")Foxborough, Mass. (5")Hughesville, Pa. (5")Lafayette, N.J. (4.8")Atkinson, N.H. (4.3")Deer, Ark. (4")Pownal, Vt. (3")Waterboro, Maine (3")Cooper, Texas (2.5")Valliant, Okla. (1.2")

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Florida: 4 inches

Milton, Florida, located just to the northeast of Pensacola, recorded 4 inches of snow on March 6, 1954. Image: Snow at the Alabama/Florida border on Feb. 12, 2010 from iWitness Weather contributor ismsan.