Nor'easter 2012

The remains of a mini-golf course destroyed by superstorm Sandy is seen at the boardwalk Point Pleasnt Beach, N.J. on Nov. 8. 2012, a day after a nor'easter hit. Emergency dunes built beyond the boardwalk succeeded in keeping the ocean at bay during the latest storm.

A message about superstorm Sandy on a wooden board is half covered by snow the morning after a nor'easter rolled through the already damaged beachfront town of Point Pleasant, N.J., Nov. 8, 2012.

A driver waits in a long line of trucks filled with sand as heavy machinery spread sand on Nov. 7, 2012, in Harvey Cedars section, on Long Beach Island, N.J. A nor'easter smacked the storm-ravaged Jersey shore a week and half after superstorm Sandy wrecked many of its beaches, dunes and boardwalks, and left low-lying communities newly vulnerable to flooding, wind damage and power outages. Public works crews up and down the shore were using bulldozers, front-end loaders and earth movers to push tons of sand back onto what was left of the beaches.

A fire-scorched tree stands in the landscape of Breezy Point after a nor'easter snow, Nov. 8, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes.

John Monticello stands atop a 12-foot-high pile of sand that public works crews set up in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., on Nov. 8, 2012, the day after a nor'easter hit New Jersey. Four inches of snow covered the sand piles, as well as piles of debris from storm victims' homes.

Ben Colontonio talks on his cell phone wrapped in a blanket donated by the American Red Cross as a nor'easter approaches in the wake of superstorm Sandy, Nov. 7, 2012, in Little Ferry, N.J.

As a steady snow falls, a commuter boards a bus for Atlantic City Nov. 7, 2012, in Dover Township, N.J., as the region pounded by superstorm Sandy last week is hit by a nor'easter. Gov. Chris Christie warned that New Jersey may suffer a setback in its Sandy recovery efforts as a result of the new storm.

Volunteer Karina Ayubi does jumping jacks to keep warm while waiting for National Guardsmen to unload blankets donated by the American Red Cross as a nor'easter approached in the wake of superstorm Sandy, Nov. 7, 2012, in Little Ferry, N.J.

A boat that washed ashore during Superstorm Sandy sits covered in snow on Hylan Boulevard in the Staten Island borough of New York as a nor'easter hits the city, Nov. 7, 2012.

Damon Rasinya carts debris from his family home past the fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point after a nor'easter snow, Nov. 8, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes.

Four inches of snow covers piles of debris from superstorm Sandy in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., on Nov. 8, 2012, a day after a nor'easter hit the storm-weary state. Emergency dunes seemed to have held during the recent storm, and flooding that had been feared did not materialize.

A couple stands in a bus shelter during a snowfall Nov. 7, 2012, in Dover Township, N.J., as the region pounded by superstorm Sandy last week is hit by a nor'easter. Gov. Chris Christie warned that New Jersey may suffer a setback in its superstorm Sandy recovery efforts as a result of the new storm.

Linemen work during blowing wind and rain to restore power to the area ahead of an incoming nor'easter storm, Nov. 7, 2012, in Surf City, on Long Beach Island N.J.

A religious statue stands in the fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point after a nor'easter snow, Nov. 8, 2012 ,in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes.

People walk in a snowfall Nov. 7, 2012, in Dover Township, N.J., as the region pounded by superstorm Sandy last week is hit by a nor'easter. Gov. Chris Christie warned that New Jersey may suffer a setback in its Sandy recovery efforts as a result of the new storm.

Chris Braitsch, left, who is volunteering because the school where he teaches is still closed, checks on 80 year-old Mary Schiraldi, center, as National Guardsman Brandon Kyle stands by with donated American Red Cross blankets as they went door to door as a nor'easter approached in the wake of superstorm Sandy, Nov. 7, 2012, in Little Ferry, N.J.

A woman clears snow from her parked car Nov. 7, 2012, in Dover Township, N.J., as the region pounded by superstorm Sandy last week is hit by a nor'easter.

Pedestrians walk through high winds and snow near Union Square on Nov. 7, 2012, in New York. The city was hit by a nor'easter storm, just 10 days after superstorm Sandy ravaged the tri-state area.

Pedestrians walk through high winds and snow at Union Square on Nov. 7, 2012, in New York. The city was hit by a nor'easter storm, just 10 days after superstorm Sandy ravaged the tri-state area.

Snow blows past debris and nonfunctioning streetlights during a nor'easter on Nov. 7, 2012, in the Rockaway neighborhood of New York City. The Rockaway Peninsula was especially hard hit by superstorm Sandy and some were evacuating ahead of the coming storm.

People wait in line to buy gasoline during a nor'easter snowstorm on Nov. 7, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The city is still experiencing long gas lines in the wake of superstorm Sandy.

People stand on a destroyed section of boardwalk to check the storm's approach as a nor'easter arrives in the Rockaway neighborhood on Nov. 7, 2012, in the Queens borough of New York City. The Rockaway Peninsula was especially hard hit by superstorm Sandy. The nor'easter left additional homes without power, a week after Sandy hit.

People cross a street after a northeaster storm, Nov. 8, 2012, in New York. The storm brought gusting winds, rain, and snow and forced the cancellation of flights for thousands of passengers flying into and out of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark.

Raymond Buriel shovels a sidewalk after teh previous night's nor'easter, Nov. 8, 2012, in New York. The storm brought gusting winds, rain, and snow and forced the cancellation of flights for thousands of passengers flying into and out of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark.