PHOTOS: Winter Storm Hercules disrupts the Midwest and Northeast
January 2, 2014
The Chicago skyline and a freezing Lake Michigan are seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Sunday night temperatures will drastically drop to about minus 20 degrees. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Deep Freeze Illinois )
A person struggles to cross a street in blowing and falling snow as the Gateway Arch appears in the distance Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in St. Louis. Snow that began in parts of Missouri Saturday night picked up intensity after dawn Sunday with several inches of snow on the ground by midmorning and more on the way. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ( APTOPIX Deep Freeze Missouri )
A car is covered in snow Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Zionsville, Ind. Snow that began in parts of Indiana Saturday night picked up intensity after dawn Sunday with several inches of snow on the ground by midmorning and more on the way. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ( Deep Freeze Indiana )
Dave Dull cross country skis along State Street to his office Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Dull said he wanted to get out for a little fresh air and some exercise. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning until late Sunday for central Indiana (AP Photo/Journal & Courier, John Terhune) ( Deep Freeze Indiana )
People push a car on a snowy road in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Sunday night temperatures will drastically drop to about minus 20 degrees. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Deep Freeze Illinois )
A departures board shows cancelled flights at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in St. Louis. Heavy snow combined with strong winds and bitter cold created a dangerous winter mix Sunday over much of Missouri, prompting the canceling of flights and officials to warning people to stay off the roads if possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ( Deep Freeze Missouri )
Allan Umscheid, owner of Yards By Al in Lawrence, Kan, feels the bitter wind and catches drifting snow on his face as he runs a snow blower early Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2014. Several inches of snow fell on the Lawrence area overnight and wind chill values are forecast to be as low as minus 25 to minus 32 Sunday night through Monday morning. (AP Photo/The Journal-World, Mike Yoder) ( APTOPIX Deep Freeze Kansas )
Lee Tuttle, 66, takes a break from blowing snow off of his driveway to pose for a portrait on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at his home on Miller Road in Flint, Mich. He said he hadn't really noticed the icicles forming in his beard. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Michelle Tessier) ( Deep Freeze )
A Michigan State Trooper checks on a motorist who slid off I-75 in Clarkston, Mich., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Michigan residents are stocking up in preparation for the harshest winter conditions in 20 years, with a foot of snow already on the ground, more on the way and temperatures expected to dive as low as minus 15.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ( Deep Freeze )
Three brothers, from left, Trevor, Connor, and Austin Bartz built this 16 foot high snow shark in the front yard of their New Brighton, Minn. home, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. It took them around 95 hours of work and they gathered the snow from houses in their neighborhood. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe) ( Deep Freeze Minn )
A man carrying a snow shovel walks along Market Street in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Icy, snow-covered roads and high winds made travel treacherous from the Dakotas and Michigan to Missouri as much of the nation braced for the next winter wallop: a dangerous cold that could break records. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Holly Hart) ( Deep Freeze Illinois )
James Schlafer of Minneapolis dressed warm for his daily four to five mile walk in sub-zero temps as the midwest braces for the coldest temperatures in nearly twenty years to arrive in later today in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 05 January 2014. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton canceled schools Monday because of the expected cold, the first time that has been done in 17 years. EPA/CRAIG LASSIG ( USA MINNEAPOLIS COLD )
A walker passes a dragon snow sculpture on a lake during a sub-zero afternoon as the midwest braces for the coldest temperatures in nearly twenty years to arrive in later today in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 05 January 2014. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton canceled schools Monday because of the expected cold, the first time that has been done in 17 years. EPA/CRAIG LASSIG ( USA MINNEAPOLIS COLD )
A woman shovels her car out from snow on East Concord Street in the South End after a two day winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it extreme cold. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460544135 )
A woman cross country skies following a snow storm in Prospect Park January 4, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The major winter snowstorm named "Hercules", forced New York City public schools to close, cancelled hundreds of flights at airports and shut down the Long Island Expressway, is now bringing below freezing temperatures to the Midwest and mid-Atlantic to the Northeast. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 460544619 )
People walk down Boylston Street a day after a winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid-day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it temperatures in the low single digits and a minus degree wind chill factor. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460526229 )
A woman walks down Boylston Street a day after a winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid-day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it temperatures in the low single digits and a minus degree wind chill factor. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460526235 )
People walk down Boylston Street a day after a winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid-day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it temperatures in the low single digits and a minus degree wind chill factor. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460526239 )
A man snow blows on East Concord Street in the South End after a two day winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it extreme cold. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460544131 )
The John Hancock Tower is seen through the smoke of a construction site from Newbury Street a day after a winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid-day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it temperatures in the low single digits and a minus degree wind chill factor. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460526607 )
Snow is piled up high in front of Home Depot in the South Bay shopping center after a two day winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it extreme cold. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460544139 )
Plows clear snow from a lot in the South End after a two day winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it extreme cold. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460544141 )
Workers clear the sidewalk on Edgerly Road after a two day winter storm January 4, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. The storm began mid day Thursday with heavy snows overnight into Friday bringing with it extreme cold. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) ( 460544133 )
People go sledding following a snow storm in Prospect Park January 4, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The major winter snowstorm named "Hercules", forced New York City public schools to close, cancelled hundreds of flights at airports and shut down the Long Island Expressway, is now bringing below freezing temperatures to the Midwest and mid-Atlantic to the Northeast. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 460544637 )
People enjoy a new ice rink at the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center following a snow storm in Prospect Park January 4, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The major winter snowstorm named "Hercules", forced New York City public schools to close, cancelled hundreds of flights at airports and shut down the Long Island Expressway, is now bringing below freezing temperatures to the Midwest and mid-Atlantic to the Northeast. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 460544635 )
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation employees clear out snow from Carl Schurz Park after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460557933 )
Linda Choi clears out snow from the sidewalk in front of her workplace, Angel's Nail & Spa, after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460557931 )
Marta Leiva, CSA with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, salts the snow in Carl Schurz Park after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460557927 )
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation employees clear out snow from Carl Schurz Park after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460557935 )
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation employees clear out snow from Carl Schurz Park after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460557937 )
Department of Sanitation employee Dennis Stacks helps to rotate the plow of a salt truck before it clears the snow on York Ave. after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460558001 )
A man jumps over a pile of snow to cross 1st Ave. after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460558005 )
Piles of snow surround parked cars on East End Ave. after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460558003 )
Department of Sanitation employee Eric Gorman rotates the plow of his salt truck before clearing the snow on York Ave. after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460558011 )
A car's windshield wipers stick out of its snow cover after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460558007 )
Carlos Guzman, gardener with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, breaks up salt to be used on snow in Carl Schurz Park after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460558015 )
A taxi cab drives into a pile of snow on East End Ave. near E. 86th St. after an overnight storm dropped up to 7 inches of snow on January 04, 2014 in New York City. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States were hit with a large amount of snowfall accompanied by blizzard-like winds and plummeting temperatures this week. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) ( 460558013 )
In this Jan. 3, 2014 file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shovels the sidewalk in front of his house in New York. With less than 36 hours into his tenure, the first test of the new mayor's leadership skills arrived in the form of a major winter storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ( NYC Mayor - First Test )
In this Jan. 3, 2014 file photo, residents dig out their cars as a snow plow clears the street in the Queens borough of New York after an overnight snowstorm blew through the region. The major storm arrived in New York less than three days into Mayor Bill de BlasioĆs tenure. Critics and supporters alike will likely view the new Mayor's handling of the storm as the first test of his leadership. (AP Photo/Daniel P. Derella, File) ( NYC Mayor - First Test )
Two people dressed as Disney characters talk under falling snow in Times Square, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( Winter Weather )
Workers clean snow from the steps of TKTS Times Square ticket booth, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( Winter Weather )
Pedestrians cross 34th Street and 6th Avenue under falling snow in Herald Square, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in New York. The storm is expected to bring snow, stiff winds and punishing cold into the Northeast. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( Winter Weather )
Ice crystals form on an abandoned store's front window in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter. (AP Photo/The Syracuse Newspapers, Mike Greenlar) ( Winter Weather )
Commuters brave the wind and snow as they board a train at the Astoria Boulevard subway station, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( Winter Weather )
People walk through a cold and snow covered Times Square following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014 in New York, United States. The major winter snowstorm, which forced New York City public schools to close and shut down the Long Island Expressway, is being viewed as a test for the new mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio. Dangerously cold temperates are predicted for the day and evening hours. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 460343417 )
A man clears a sidewalk in blizzard conditions in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. The region is in the grip of unseasonably cold temperatures with heavy snow and high winds. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Andrew Vaughan) ( Winter Weather )
Fran Roche clears snow from the steps of First Church Congregational in Boxford, Mass. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in the wake of a winter storm which dumped up to 2 feet of snow there and in other areas north of Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Massachusetts ( Winter Weather Massachusetts )
An Amtrak train kicks up fresh snow as it speeds southbound on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Schodack Landing, N.Y. The National Weather Service has posted winter storm warnings through Friday morning in most of the state. Temperatures are in the single digits or below zero, with the wind making it feel as cold as 20-30 below zero in some areas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Winter Weather )
Frost forms on the branches of a tree as temperatures hovered around zero on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Carmel, Ind. The National Weather Service reported air temperatures of colder than five below zero in parts of northern Indiana before dawn Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ( Winter Weather )
Pedestrians brave wind and snow as they cross Fifth Avenue, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow in some parts and whipping up blizzard-like conditions Friday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather )
As frigid weather takes hold on the upper Midwest, Kristy Gruley of Madison, Wis. is well-bundled against the elements while walking in the city Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (AP Photo, John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal) ( Winter Weather Wisconsin )
People walk through a cold and snow covered Manhattan following a snow storm that left up to eight inches of snow on January 3, 2014 in New York City. The major winter snowstorm, which forced New York City public schools to close and shut down the Long Island Expressway, is being viewed as a test for the new mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio. Dangerously cold temperates are predicted for the day and evening hours. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 460344707 )
Sunlight streams through the windows of a building which caught on fire in Plattsmouth, Neb., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, and the water sprayed on it by fire fighters froze. Much of the American northeast and the midwest are suffering from sub-freezing temperatures. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather Nebraska )
The iconic Wildwoods sign on the boardwalk at Rio Grande Ave., in Wildwood, N.J., is covered in snow Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. New Jersey had a snow day Friday as schools, government offices and businesses closed for a winter storm that dropped up to 10 inches of snow in some areas and ushered in bitterly cold temperatures rarely seen in the region. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Dale Gerhard) ( Winter Weather New Jersey )
A tattered flag flies by a flooded yard along the shore in Scituate, Mass., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. A blustering winter storm that dropped nearly 2 feet of snow just north of Boston, shut down major highways in New York and Pennsylvania and forced U.S. airlines to cancel thousands of flights nationwide menaced the Northeast on Friday with howling winds and frigid temperatures. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) ( Winter Weather )
A pedestrian walks through morning snow, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Snow and bone-chilling temperatures are greeting morning commuters across New York on the first work day of 2014, with some upstate areas expected to get more than a foot of snow by the weekend. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Winter Weather )
The pink light of sunrise highlights frost-covered trees along in Havre, Mont., on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Havre Daily News, Lindsay Brown) ( Winter Weather )
Naoom Haimson walks his dog, Molly, on the snow covered Monon Trail in Carmel, Ind., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Over 5 inches of snow fell in Central Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather )
Tim Esh, left, and Katie Karnehm run in the snow with Karnehm's dogs, Bailey, left, and Archimedes in Marion, Ind., on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Most of Indiana was under a winter weather advisory Thursday from the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/The Chronicle-Tribune, Jeff Morehead) ( Winter Weather Indiana )
Snow continues to accumulate Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in downtown Chicago. As much as a foot of snow or more was forecast for some areas in the Northeast overnight Thursday into Friday, and temperatures were expected to plummet, with some areas seeing highs just above zero, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) ( Winter Weather )
A downtown building maintenance crew clears the sidewalk as snow continues to accumulate on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Chicago. As much as a foot of snow or more was forecast for some areas in the Northeast overnight Thursday into Friday, and temperatures were expected to plummet, with some areas seeing highs just above zero, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) ( Winter Weather )
A pedestrian walks through the snow outside the state Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Up to 5 inches of snow have fallen in eastern New York early Thursday, but the National Weather Service said some areas from Buffalo to Albany could get up to 12 inches by the time the storm subsides on Friday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Winter Weather )
Bundled against the cold, a pedestrian crosses South Western Avenue in Marion, Ind., on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Most of Indiana was under a winter weather advisory Thursday from the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/The Chronicle-Tribune, Jeff Morehead) ( INDIANA WEATHER )
Tim Johnson, left, and Michael Bennett clear the snow from the sidewalks and steps around St. James Lutheran Church Thursday, jan. 2, 2014, in Lafayette, Ind. North central Indiana was blanketed on Thursday by several inches of snow. (AP Photo/Journal & Courier, John Terhune) ( Winter Weather Indiana )
A pedestrian walks in the snow on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Up to 5 inches of snow had fallen in eastern New York early Thursday, but the National Weather Service said some areas from Buffalo to Albany could get up to 12 inches by the time the storm subsides on Friday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Winter Weather )
Cars are covered by snow in rental car parking lot at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Another one to three inches of snow could fall across the Chicago metro area today with even more falling in the southern part of the region, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Winter Weather )
Golf carts, in a storage lot, are covered with snow in Holly, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Charles V. Tines) ( Winter Weather Michigan )
A pickup trucked is pulled out of the snow along southbound I-75 near Dixie Highway by a tow truck in Clarkston, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Roads were slippery and snow-covered in Detroit and its suburbs for the Thursday morning commute. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Charles V. Tines) ( Winter Weather Michigan )
Drivers cope with falling and blowing snow on state highway 18 east of Marion, Ind., on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Most of Indiana was under a winter weather advisory Thursday from the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/The Chronicle-Tribune, Jeff Morehead) ( Winter Weather Indiana )
Employees of a local car dealership clean snow off their front row of new cars in Holly, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. A multi-day storm dropped up to a foot of snow on parts of Michigan, causing crashes and spinouts on roadways. Snowfall began Tuesday and continued Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Charles V. Tines) ( Winter Weather Michigan )
Emergency workers respond to a vehicle that slid off the road on Interstate 94 in Texas Township near Kalamazoo, Mich. A multi-day storm dropped up to a foot of snow on parts of Michigan, causing crashes and spinouts on roadways. Snowfall began Tuesday and continued Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group, Mark Bugnaski) ( Winter Weather Michigan )
Handyman Warren Page cleans the sidewalk outside Lamb's Bride Child Care Center Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in St. Louis. Snow began falling Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning, coating the ground with 2- to 5-inches. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan) ( Winter Weather Missouri )
A woman crosses North Summit Street, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, on her way to the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green, Ohio. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area. (AP Photo/Sentinel-Tribune, J.D. Pooley) ( Winter Weather )
Jordan Beaudrie rides his bike in the snow in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. A multi-day storm dropped up to a foot of snow on parts of Michigan, causing crashes and spinouts on roadways. Snowfall began Tuesday and continued Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates) ( Winter Weather Michigan )
A pedestrian makes his way down a snow-covered street as snow continues to fall in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Over 5 inches of snow fell in Central Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ( Winter Weather )
Elaine Gronewald, foreground, and Cory Bachesta, workers at the nearby Lou Fusz shop, help a stranded motorist on a slippery and hilly portion of a road Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Kirkwood, Mo., a St. Loius suburb. Snow began falling Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning, coating the ground with 2- to 5-inches. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Huy Mach) ( Winter Weather Missouri )
A commuter stops his car on the snowy road as he checks his wiper blades in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Another one to three inches of snow could fall across the Chicago metro area Thursday with even more falling in the southern part of the region, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Winter Weather )
Ferdinand Barrios clears snow from his truck in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on January 2, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago area has been getting snowed on for the past three days with some suburban areas getting hit with more than 16 inches. The snowfall is expected to end sometime this evening or early Friday morning in the city. The same system is moving east and is expected to dump more than a foot of snow in areas of New England. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 460129645 )
A morning commuter walks against blowing snow Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Chicago. As much as a foot of snow or more was forecast for some areas in the Northeast overnight Thursday into Friday, and temperatures were expected to plummet, with some areas seeing highs just above zero, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) ( Winter Weather )
Commuters wait for a River Valley Metro Transit District bus as lake effect snow reaches Kankakee, Ill., before dawn on Thursday morning Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/The Daily Journal, Mike Voss) ( Winter Weather )
Connecticut Department of Transportation plows clear snow off of Route 183 in Torrington, Conn. Thursday morning, Jan. 2, 2014. As much as a foot of snow or more was forecast for some areas in the Northeast overnight Thursday into Friday, and temperatures were expected to plummet, with some areas seeing highs just above zero, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/The Bristol Press, Mike Orazzi) ( Winter Weather )
A van is pulled from a ditch along Interstate 94 near U.S. Route 127 in Jackson, Mich., on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/The Jackson Citizen Patriot, J. Scott Park) ( Winter Weather )
A salt and sand road crew regroups under a bridge as snow falls in Andover, Mass. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Up to 14 inches of snow is forecast for the Boston area. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ( Winter Weather )
Travelers walk a train station in the economic parking lot at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Another one to three inches of snow could fall across the Chicago metro area Thursday with even more falling in the southern part of the region, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Winter Weather )
A Frontier airplane waits for passengers at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Another one to three inches of snow could fall across the Chicago metro area Thursday with even more falling in the southern part of the region, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Winter Weather )
Emergency workers respond to a vehicle that slid off the road on Interstate 94 in Texas Township near Kalamazoo, Mich. A multi-day storm dropped up to a foot of snow on parts of Michigan, causing crashes and spinouts on roadways. Snowfall began Tuesday and continued Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group, Mark Bugnaski) ( Winter Weather Michigan )
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