Snow and arctic temps sweep U.S.

A snowman made with cookies and a red plastic cup sits in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2014.

Snow blowers whirred and shovels scraped across sidewalks on Wednesday as the Northeast started cleaning up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast, creating blizzard conditions on Cape Cod, disrupting government work in Washington and leaving behind bitter cold that sapped fuel supplies.

Pennsylvania

Reese Felty, 9, Schuylkill Haven, rides his sled down a hill at the Schuylkill Haven, Pa., high school Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Tuesday's storm with public schools closed in parts of central Pennsylvania and elsewhere while Philadelphia public schools are dismissing classes early. (AP Photo/ The Republican-Herald, Andy Matsko) MANDATORY CREDIT

Philadelphia

The sun illuminates windblown snow as a man walks under elevated train tracks, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Philadelphia. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Massachusetts

A man is covered in snow as he tries to clear a path after a snow storm on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 in New Bedford, Mass. A winter storm dumped a foot or more of snow and closed schools across much of the Northeast. The storm stretched from Kentucky to New England but hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Standard Times, Peter Pereira)

Philadelphia

A man crosses Broad Street during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A swirling storm with the potential for more than a foot of snow clobbered the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation's capital and making a mess of the evening commute. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia

Commuters wait for a bus during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia

A commuter exhales in freezing tempters in the aftermath of a snowstorm Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Philadelphia. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Massachusetts

Alisa Riley, of Hingham, Mass., shovels snow from a sidewalk in front of a women's fitness center where she works in Scituate, Mass., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The National Weather service reports that by Wednesday morning some towns in the state had about 18 inches of snow from a winter storm. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Washington

Bashon Mann and his children sled down a hill at the Capitol as snow falls in Washington, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2014. Students and government workers were told to stay home while the winter weather hits the Mid Atlantic region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pennsylvania

With a temperature of minus-1 degrees, the sun rises over the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. A high of 10 degrees is forecast for Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Albany

Pedestrians walk through a cloud of steam being released from a state agency building at the Empire State Plaza on a frigid winter morning on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England but hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Pennsylvania

Deer forage for food in the aftermath of a snow storm in Narberth, Pa. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Snow blowers whirred and shovels scraped across sidewalks Wednesday as the Northeast started cleaning up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast, creating blizzard conditions on Cape Cod, disrupting government work in Washington and leaving behind bitter cold that sapped fuel supplies. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Boston

Passers-by ascend snow-covered stairs near the Statehouse, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Boston. Heavy snow has been forecast and a blizzard warning was posted for portions of Massachusetts Tuesday, prompting Gov. Deval Patrick to dismiss nonemergency state workers early and postpone his annual State of the State address. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New York

A woman walks through a snow storm that is moving through the Northeast, in New York City, Jan. 21, 2014.

Washington

Two people leap together in the snow as they make their way on the National Mall in Washingto, D.C., Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

Vanessa Niels, of Santa Catarina, Brazil, buys an umbrella from a vendor during a snowfall in New York's Times Square, Jan. 21, 2014.

New Jersey

Manuel Archila, from left, Vera Martinez and Jose de la Hoz, who are on vacation from their native Colombia, walk on snow covered ground through the Empty Sky Memorial at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, N.J., Jan. 21, 2014.

New Jersey,

People walk through the snow in Hoboken, N.J., Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

People walk past the art instalation "Red Cube" by Isamu Noguchi during a snow storm that is moving through the Northeast, in New York City, Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

A man rides his bike across the Brooklyn Bridge during a snow storm that is moving through the Northeast, Jan. 21, 2014.

Philadelphia

A pedestrian pushes his bicycle through a snow storm in south Philadelphia, Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

A woman walks through a snow storm that is moving through the Northeast, in New York City, Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

A couple walks through a snow storm that is moving through the Northeast, in New York City, Jan. 21, 2014.

New Jersey

People walk in a park along the Hudson River across from New York as snow begins to fall in Hoboken, N.J., Jan. 21, 2014.

Chicago

Felix Santos clears snow from a sidwalk in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21, 2014.

Chicago

Storm clouds which dumped several inches of lake-effect snow on the city pass above Navy Pier as they head out over Lake Michigan, in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

The Statue Of Liberty is obscured during a snowstorm that is moving through the Northeast, Jan. 21, 2014.

Washington

Visitors walk along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Jan. 21, 2014, as snow falls.

Chicago

The tugboat Commissioner breaks up ice in Burnham Harbor near the Loop in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21, 2014.

Kentucky

Maureen Loiacano, 8, sleds down Reservoir Hill in Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

A woman waits for a taxi during a snowstorm that is moving through the Northeast, in New York City, Jan. 21, 2014.

Washington

A woman walks along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2014.

Philadelphia

A man peers through a hole in a plastic bag during a winter snowstorm in Philadelphia, Jan. 21, 2014.

New Jersey

Wind picks up snow from the ground as a man waits to take a photograph of a statue dedicated to the victims of the Katyn massacre of 1940, in Jersey City, N.J., Jan. 21, 2014.

Washington

A member of the U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division mans his post outside of the White House under a snowfall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2014.

New York

Sidewalks are cleared of snow and ice during a snowstorm that is moving through the Northeast in New York City, Jan. 21, 2014.

Washington

A nun visits the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2014.

Washington

A pedestrian pulls his bag across the icy streets as snow begins to fall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2014.

Washington

Tourists survey the snowfall in front of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2014.

Philadelphia

A woman stands at the entrance of a building during a winter snowstorm in Philadelphia, Jan. 21, 2014.