'I need help -- I can't do this anymore': Stranded drivers tell their stories
(CNN) -- No one imagined a thin sheet of ice could wreak this much havoc.
Paralyzed by the glaze and gridlock, countless drivers in the Deep South spent the night shivering in their cars, unable to get home after more than half a day ... and counting.
Here are some of their stories:
Stuck en route to a funeral
Tammy Jocelyn was on a journey she didn't want to have to make -- she was en route to a funeral when her Greyhound bus stopped cold on an Atlanta interstate Tuesday night. As of twelve hours later, Jocelyn and other passengers were still stuck on the bus.
"I really hope I make it up there in time," the Jacksonville, Florida, woman told CNN Wednesday morning. "This isn't something I've ever experienced."
She's not sure where she is, just that she was on I-75 heading north when traffic stopped moving at 10 p.m.
"There are hundreds, maybe thousands of motorists with me," Jocelyn said. "You look out the window and see people in the middle of the interstate sleeping in their cars."
The mood on the bus is calm, despite there being no food or water on board, she said. Jocelyn still has a long way to go; her final destination is Chicago.
"The weather is clear. That's the worst part about it. The sun will melt the snow before anyone comes to save us."