Light snow fell on this panhandle city Wednesday as the last remnant of an unprecedented, deadly storm rolled out to sea after smashing snow records from here to New Orleans and casting a blanket of ice across a region not targeted by such a severe wintry assault in generations.

Record cold temperatures are expected through Thursday for two-thirds of the eastern part of the U.S., and wind chills could be as low as 40-55 degrees below zero in some areas.