New England swamped by snow
A pedestrian walks in the middle of the street following a winter blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts, January 28, 2015.
A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding.
Boston
A man digs out his car following a winter blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts, January 28, 2015.
A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding.
Boston
Crews remove snow around an empty gate at Logan Airport following a winter blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts, January 28, 2015.
Boston
Snow covers roofs, streets and the Charles River following a winter blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts, January 28, 2015. A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding.
Scituate, Massachusetts
Fishing boats ride out the storm at dock in Scituate, Massachusetts, Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
The winter storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow.
Marshfield, Massachusetts
A resident drags a basket of firewood into an ocean front house covered in ice during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Boston
Snow piles up at the entrance of a closed T station during the blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
All public transportation was shut down for the day. Twenty-six inches of snow fell on Boston by the late afternoon, and up to 33 inches in other parts of Massachusetts.
Portland, Maine
Snow clings to the face of man as he braces himself against a gust of wind while shoveling a sidewalk, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in downtown Portland, Maine.
Scituate, Massachusetts
Water floods a street on the coast in Scituate, Massachusetts, Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Snow-removal crews plow Memorial Drive during a blizzard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Portland, Maine
A man battles fierce headwinds as he walks on Congress Street in Portland, Maine, during a blizzard, January 27, 2015.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Snow covers a car in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Boston
Snow blankets the South End neighborhood, after 16 hours of snow accumulation in Boston, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015. Twenty-six inches of snow fell on Boston by the late afternoon, and up to 33 inches in other parts of Massachusetts.
Scituate, Massachusetts
Peadair Flood walks outside his house in Scituate, Massachusetts, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, a day after a winter storm left his neighborhood coated in frozen sea spray and sand.
Marshfield, Massachusetts
Frozen sea spray coats a road sign and a church during a winter storm in Marshfield, Mass., Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The storm punched out a section of the seawall in the coastal town, police said.
Hingham, Massachusetts
A tow truck operator works to pull a car out of the snow in the median and back onto Route 3 during a winter blizzard in Hingham, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Marshfield, Massachusetts
Waves crash against an ocean front house after causing a break in the sea wall during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Portland, Maine
A police officer questions the driver an occupant of a car that ended up on top of a tall snowbank in the middle of Commercial Street in Portland, Maine, Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015.
Although there was no driving ban in Maine, most motorists stayed off the roads on Tuesday.
Boston
A cross-country skier travels through the snow during a winter snowstorm in Boston, January 27, 2015.
Boston
A man rides his bike up Beacon Street during a blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Students play football at the Quad, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Students lay out in their bathing suits on the Quad, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 27, 2015.
Boston
An unknown shoveler heads to the freshly shoveled Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street, January 27, 2015.