Massive blizzard buries East Coast
Cities across the East Coast from the Carolinas to Massachusetts are digging out after a massive blizzard over the Jan. 23-24, 2016 weekend. Seven states and Washington D.C. declared states of emergency.
By Monday morning, Jan. 25, 2016, the storm -- dubbed "Snowzilla" -- killed at least 32 people in 10 states and the District of Columbia, including at least a dozen who suffered heart attacks while shoveling snow.
Pictured: A large winter Nor'Easter is seen in this Jan. 20, 2016 NASA photo.
New York
People make they way through the snow in the middle of Park Avenue January 25, 2016 as New Yorkers return to work after the city was hit with a record-setting snowfall.
The 26.6 inches of snow that fell in Central Park on Saturday is a one-day record for New York City.
Overall accumulation - 26.8 inches - is the second-highest for a single storm in the city's history.
New York City
People cross the street on January 24, 2016 in New York.
Washington, D.C.
People sled and play in the snow on the hill below the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 24, 2016.
The entire region seemed to breathe a sigh of relief after the historic storm.
New York City
New York police cars are covered in snow on January 24, 2016.
Connecticut
A child goes sledding down a hill in Bruce Park in Greenwich,Connecticut January 24, 2016 the morning after a historic snowstorm dumped 2 feet or more on some major cities.
Millions of people in the eastern U.S. started digging out Sunday from a huge blizzard that brought New York and Washington to a standstill, but the travel woes were far from over.
Virginia
A fire hydrant peeks out form the snow in Centreville, Virginia early on January 24, 2016, after a blizzard engulfed much of the eastern coast of the U.S.
Washington, D.C.
People use cross-country skis on 21th street in Washington on Jan. 24, 2016.
New Jersey
Flooding from a mix of high tide and the storm after a blizzard hit the region on January 24, 2016 in North Wildwood, New Jersey.
Washington, D.C.
People participate in a snowball fight at Dupont Circle January 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.
Washington, D.C.
A man shovels snow off the roof of his porch during a snowstorm in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 2016.
A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern U.S. on Saturday, as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter, warning the worst is yet to come.
New York City
A woman carefully enters a subway stop at Columbus Circle in New York City, January 23, 2016.
Washington, D.C.
Uniformed Secret Service officers push a police car stuck in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on January 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Snow-covered patio furniture is seen in front of a restaurant on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2016.
Washington, D.C.
Snow plows clean I Street NW in Washington, D.C., January 23, 2016.
New York City
Commuters wait at a bus station on West 81 Street during heavy snowfall and strong wind gusts on January 23, 2016 in New York City.
Washington, D.C.
A photo taken on January 23, 2016 shows snow-covered cars lining a residential street in the northwest of Washington, D.C.
Maryland
A mailbox and a Washington Post newspaper box are almost buried in a snow drift on Chaneyville Road, in Owings, Maryland, January 23, 2016.
New York City
A person walks a dog through blizzard like conditions on January 23, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Washington, D.C.
Amber Neightengale (L) and Marisa Pace (R) sled down the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on a kayak January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC.
Heavy snow in the Mid-Atlantic region caused "life-threatening blizzard conditions" and affected millions of people.
New Jersey
A motorist shovels snow to free up a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike during a snowstorm, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Port Reading, N.J.
Washington, D.C.
People play in the middle of Constitution Avenue during a snow storm on January 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
Virginia
A car parked on the street is coated in snow in Centreville, Virginia early on January 24, 2016.
Virginia
Matt Hutcherson skis down a hill in a residential neighborhood during a blizzard in Arlington, Virginia on January 23, 2016.
New Jersey
Ice forms on flooded streets on Beach Avenue in Cape May, New Jersey, on January 23, 2016.
Connecticut
A worker cleans snow off the platform at the Metro North Train station in Greenwich, Connecticut on January 23, 2016.
Washington, D.C.
The Washington Monument is seen in the distance, January 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
New York City
A man skis on a snow-covered street in Manhattan on January 23, 2016.
Washington, D.C.
A man tries to protect himself from the elements while pumping gas in Washington, D.C., January 23, 2016.
Washington, D.C.
People cross a snow bank to get to the sidewalk on a residential street in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 2016.
Philadelphia
A view of Philadelphia's City Hall as snow continues to fall on January 23, 2016 in Philadelphia.
View From Space
A winter storm affecting the U.S. East Coast is seen in a NASA picture taken from the International Space Station January 23, 2016.
Washington, D.C.
Haley Griffin plays snowball catch with a friend's dog, Tallulah, as her dog, Piglet, looks on in the Parkview neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on January 23, 2016.
New Jersey
Snow was not the only hazard from the winter Nor'Easter, as high tides brought flooding to the East Coast.
Washington, D.C.
A man is bundled up against the cold as he walks in the street during a snowstorm in Washington, D.C. on January 23, 2016.
New York
A man is seen posing as the Statue of Liberty during a snow storm in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 23, 2016.
New York City
A woman shovels a sidewalk in blizzard-like conditions on January 23, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Cancellations
A traveler looks at the flight status board for arrivals and departures at Dulles International Airport just outside Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2016.
Thousands of flights were cancelled on Friday and Saturday.
Washington, D.C.
Michelle Navarre Cleary pulls a bag as she walks on K Street in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.
New oCity
The license plate of a car parked on Manhattan's Upper West Side is buried in snow January 24, 2016 in New York City.
New York
A woman walks in strong winds and heavy snow fall in Central Park on January 23, 2016 in New York City.
New York
A New York City police office of the 20th District use snow blowers to clean the sidewalks at West 81st street on January 23, 2016 in New York City.
Washington D.C.
National Guard members and other people help to push a police car, which got stuck in the snow on January 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
People use a wall surrounding the Washington Monument to walk above the snow after a snowstorm January 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
New Jersey
Stone Harbor Fire and Rescue crew members bring Phil Lazenby, from Stone Harbor, to the Reeds Hotel after evacuating him from his home in Stone Harbor, New Jersey on January 23, 2016.
The storm left many in Cape May and Atlantic Counties in New Jersey without power.
New York City
The Great White Way got even whiter, as a woman decorates a snowman in Times Square on January 23, 2016 in New York City.
Maryland
Ben and Lindsey Hollister take a walk in heavy snow and wind on Chaneyville Road, January 23, 2016 in Owings, Maryland.
New York
A homeless man shelters from the snow in Central park on January 23, 2016 in New York City.
A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern U.S. on Saturday.