Kathy Kmonicek/AP A massive storm pelted southern states with freezing rain, snow, and ice, over the weekend and left over 300,000 people without power across the Carolinas and Virginia Monday. Officials declared states of emergency in Virginia and North Carolina, where Gov. Roy Cooper called it a "mammoth" storm. Residents were warned against going outside, as emergency management teams remained in hard-hit areas to clear roads into Monday. A massive storm pelted southern states with freezing rain, snow, and ice over the weekend and left over 300,000 people without power across the Carolinas and Virginia. By Monday morning, 250,000 were still without power, according to PowerOutage.US. North Carolina Gov.