PHOTOS: Another winter storm sweeps Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
January 21, 2014
Fisherman Eric Grove of Peaks Island, Maine, fires up a welding torch while doing repairs to the rigging on Harmony, an ice-covered fishing trawler, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Portland, Maine. Grove and his crew mates spent the afternoon repairing an outrigger that was damaged while fishing 15 miles offshore in heavy seas in sub-zero temperatures. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ( Winter Weather )
Captain Declan Conneely and mate Martin Joyce take in their surrounding from the frozen bridge of the herring fishing boat Jean McCausland, docked in New Bedford, Mass., on Thuesday, Jan. 23, 2014, as a cold snap covers the area. The crew which calls Portsmouth, N.H., home, was forced to land in New Bedford due to the recent storm. (AP Photo/Standard Times, PETER PEREIRA) ( Massachusetts Weather )
Wesley Hoague protects himself from the cold with a pair of goggles as he heads to class at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) in Milwaukee on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. A wind chill advisory from the National Weather Service is in effect until noon on Thursday. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti) ( Winter Weather )
A woman exhales in freezing temperatures,Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Philadelphia. The National Weather Service said Tuesday's storm could brought 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Winter Weather )
Canadian Geese walk across the frozen Potomac River with the Memorial Bridge and Rosslyn, Va. in the background , January 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. Frigid temperatures have moved into the Washington area causing schools to close and the Federal Government to open late. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( 464625757 )
A man crosses Elm Street beyond icicles hanging from the gutter of a building Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2014, in New Bedford, Mass. (AP Photo/The Standard-Times, Peter Pereira) ( Winter Weather )
A student can be seen trying to stay warm as seen through the the frosty windows of the school bus on Thursday Jan. 23, 2014 in New Bedford, Mass. The area is in the grip of frigid weather. (AP Photo/Standard Times, PETER PEREIRA) ( Massachusetts Weather )
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 23: People walk past a bank of dirty snow in Midtown Manhattan on January 23, 2014 in New York City. Although temperatures climed out of the teens Thursday, ice on streets and sidewalks made it difficult moving around the city. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 464637647 )
A fish eye lens is used to photograph the icicles on a home along the 500 block of South Queen Street in York, Pa. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (AP PHOTO/JASON PLOTKIN/YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS) ( Winter Weather Pennsylvania )
A woman falls on the ice and snow along 5th Avenue January 22, 2014 in New York. The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526296082 )
A visitor to the National Mall pauses to look at a late afternoon snowfall in Washington, DC, USA, 21 January 2014. A blizzard has hit much of the US East Coast with snow accumulation expected to top seven inches (17 cm) in the nation's capital. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO ( epaselect USA SNOW WASHINGTON )
Workers clear snow Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Trenton, N.J., after a swirling storm Tuesday left frigid temperatures and more than a foot of snow in some areas. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ( Winter Weather New Jersey )
A view down 5th Avenue in the snow as New Yorkers get hit with a winter storm in the Northeast January 21, 2014 that could bring up to a foot (30 cm) of snow in the city. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526287994 )
A snowplow clears snow off of a playground after a winter storm dumped about ten inches of snow in Collingswood, a suburb of the metropolitan Philadelphia region, New Jersey, USA, 22 January 2014. Winter storms brought snow and frigid temperatures to the northeastern USA, shutting down schools and disrupting public transport. EPA/TOM MIHALEK ( USA WEATHER SNOW )
A woman falls on the ice and snow along 5th Avenue January 22, 2014 in New York. The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295872 )
Commuters bundle up against the cold while walking to the Takoma Metro station as the temperature hovers in the single-digits Fahrenheit January 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. After four inches of snow fell on some places in the capital area, the federal government delayed the start of the work day by two hours as most schools remained closed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 464331769 )
A pedestrian is caught in a sudden dusting of wind-blown fallen snow on Wednesday Jan. 22, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ( Winter Weather NYC )
A man falls on the ice and snow along 5th Avenue January 22, 2014 in New York. The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295943 )
A man walks in Baltimore's Patterson Park, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, where temperatures remain firmly below freezing. The Northeast started to clean up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast Tuesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( Winter Weather Maryland )
A man clears snow off of a truck in a parking lot after a winter storm dumped about ten inches of snow in Collingswood, a suburb of the metropolitan Philadelphia region, New Jersey, USA, 22 January 2014. Winter storms brought snow and frigid temperatures to the northeastern USA, shutting down schools and disrupting public transport. EPA/TOM MIHALEK ( USA WEATHER SNOW )
People walk during a snow storm in New York, January 21, 2014. In New York, a storm alert was issue for noon (1700 GMT) Tuesday to 6:00 am (1100 GMT) Wednesday with as much as a foot (30 centimeters) forecast for the metropolitan region. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 526288000 )
A woman falls on the ice and snow along 5th Avenue January 22, 2014 in New York. The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526296072 )
People walk through the pedestrian areas in New York's Times Square as snow falls January 21, 2014. In New York, a storm alert was issue for noon (1700 GMT) Tuesday to 6:00 am (1100 GMT) Wednesday with as much as a foot (30 centimeters) forecast for the metropolitan region. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 526288005 )
A man walks on West 49th Street as snow falls during the rush hour January 21, 2014 in New York. In New York, a storm alert was issue for noon (1700 GMT) Tuesday to 6:00 am (1100 GMT) Wednesday with as much as a foot (30 centimeters) forecast for the metropolitan region. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 526288003 )
A man falls on the ice and snow along 5th Avenue January 22, 2014 in New York. The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295832 )
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) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather )
Erin Maloney of Annapolis, Md., clears snow off of her boat docked at the Annapolis City Dock, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Residents along the Mid-Atlantic are digging out after a massive winter storm packing up to a foot of snow, strong winds and icy temperatures slammed into the region. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Winter Weather Mid Atlantic )
Marshal Webster of Takoma Park, Maryland, scrapes ice off of his windshield as the temperature hovers in the single-digits Fahrenheit January 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. After four inches of snow fell on some places in the capital area, the federal government delayed the start of the work day by two hours as most schools remained closed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 464331761 )
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) ( Winter Weather )
A snowman made with cookies and a red plastic cup sits in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, 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. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Winter Weather )
A man falls on the ice and snow along 5th Avenue January 22, 2014 in New York. The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295666 )
English foxhound 'Braxton' wears boots to protect his paws from ice melting chemicals during his morning walk as the temperature hovers in the single-digits Fahrenheit January 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. After four inches of snow fell on some places in the capital area, the federal government delayed the start of the work day by two hours as most schools remained closed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 464331775 )
A The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority worker spreads ice melt on the sidewalk outside the Takoma Metro station January 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. Four inches of snow fell on some places in the capital area as temperatures fell into the single digits and pushed the windchill below zero degrees Fahrenheit. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 464331777 )
A woman walks over a snow covered foot bridge with her bike in Brooklyn on the morning after a major winter storm blanketed much of New York City in 10 to 12 inches of snow on January 22, 2014 in New York City. While the storm caused major traffic and subway delays, New York City area schools were open on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 464332469 )
A man walks on a snow-covered pathway between apartment buildings, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in New York. The Northeast struggled to dig out of a winter storm Wednesday that swirled up the coast, disrupting government work in Washington and leaving behind bitter cold that sapped fuel supplies. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ( Winter Weather )
Icy snow plasters a warning sign near Interstate 540 in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The area got a dusting, prompting officials to delay school openings. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) ( Winter Weather North Carolina )
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) ( Winter Weather )
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) ( Winter Weather Mass )
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) ( Winter Weather )
A man shovels snow off his car in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. Snow began falling at midmorning Tuesday in Philadelphia and dumped as much as 14 inches by Wednesday morning, with New York seeing almost as much. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Winter Weather NYC )
Snow-covered newspaper boxes are seen January 22, 2014 in Vienna, Virginia. Snow blanketed much of the northeastern United States January 21, grounding thousands of flights and causing chaos on the roads as forecasters warned that a brutal cold spell was on its way. Downtown Washington fell eerily silent after the federal government, seeing the swift-moving storm approaching, closed its doors and told civil servants -- who already had the day off Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday -- to stay home. Many offices and schools followed suit, as 20 mile (32 kilometer) per hour winds whipped through the US capital's unusually quiet streets.KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images ( 526290754 )
A woman walks along the National Mall in Washington, DC, January 21, 2014, as snow falls during a storm. The northeastern United States hunkered down Tuesday for a major snowstorm that forecasters warned could leave as much as one foot (30 centimeters) of snow in some places. Downtown Washington fell virtually silent after the federal government, seeing the swift-moving cold front approaching, closed its doors and told civil servants to stay home. Many offices and schools followed suit, as 20 mile (32 kilometer) per hour winds whipped the falling snow through the unusually quiet streets. Enough snow was expected to fall on the US capital to turn the evening rush hour into a Beltway traffic nightmare, as the storm churned its way into New York and the northeastern New England states. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ( 526287983 )
Paul Boris, Saint Clair, Pa., sweeps snow from his car in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., 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. (AP Photo/ The Republican-Herald, Andy Matsko) ( Winter Weather Pennsylvania )
Jennifer Brown shovels snow from a sidewalk Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Cumberland, Md. The National Weather Service is predicting 6 to 11 inches of snow in parts of western Maryland, 4 to 8 inches of snow in the Washington suburbs and less snow on the Eastern Shore.(AP Photo/Cumberland Times-News, Steven Bittner) ( Winter Weather Maryland )
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) ( Winter Weather Pennsylvania )
A two vehicle accident blocks the northbound side of Highway 1 & 9, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. 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. Bitterly cold air with wind chills as low as 10 degrees below zero was forecast. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Winter Weather )
Traffic moves slowly through the snow into the Holland Tunnel from Manhattan during a snowstorm on January 21, 2014 in New York City. Areas of the Northeast are predicted to receive up to a foot of snow in what may be the biggest snowfall of the season so far. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 464203615 )
Blowing snow begins to pile up along the National Mall January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. A strong winter storm is bearing down on the East Coast between Virginia and Massachusetts and could dump four to eight inches of snow on the Washington area. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 464196759 )
Student tourists from Chattanooga, Tennessee, have a snowball fight on National Mall January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. A strong winter storm is bearing down on the East Coast between Virginia and Massachusetts and could dump four to eight inches of snow on the Washington area. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 464202735 )
A woman runs her dog during a snowstorm on January 21, 2014 in New York City. Areas of the Northeast are predicted to receive up to a foot of snow in what may be the biggest snowfall of the season so far. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 464203627 )
A Unites States Park Service employee clears snow from in front of the White House as snow continues to fall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Winter Weather )
A man peers through a hole in a plastic bag during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Winter Weather )
Snow and slush cover Rt. 209 looking south on The Pottsville Maroons Highway in Branch Township, Pa., 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. (AP Photo/ The Republican-Herald, Jacqueline Dormer) ( Winter Weather Pennsylvania )
J & R Landscaping, of Keyser, W.Va., uses a front end loader to move snow in a Wal Mart parking lot Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Cumberland, Md. (AP Photo/Cumberland Times-News, Steven Bittner) ( Winter Weather Maryland )
A woman holds onto her hood as the wind blows during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Winter Weather )
Shenandoah University freshman, Erin Septer brushes the snow off her car outside her dorm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, as snow falls in Winchester, Va. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Ginger Perry) ( Winter Weather Virginia )
Tyler Walter, 6, sleds down a hill in Jim Barnett Park on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2014, as snow falls in Winchester, Va. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Ginger Perry) ( Winter Weather Virginia )
Susan Miller of Windber, Pa. walks during the snow storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/The Tribune-Democrat, Todd Berkey) ( Winter Weather )
A view of Central Park in the snow as New Yorkers get hit with a winter storm in the Northeast January 21, 2014 that could bring up to a foot (30 cm) of snow in the city. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526271671 )
A man walks on the National Mall in Washington, DC, January 21, 2014, as snow falls during a storm. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ( 526271434 )
People walk on the National Mall in Washington, DC, January 21, 2014, as snow falls during a storm. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ( 526271579 )
A woman crosses 5th Avenue in the snow as New Yorkers get hit with a winter storm in the Northeast January 21, 2014 that could bring up to a foot (30 cm) of snow in the city. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526271701 )
A view down 5th Avenue in the snow as New Yorkers get hit with a winter storm in the Northeast January 21, 2014 that could bring up to a foot (30 cm) of snow in the city. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526271941 )
A woman crosses 5th Avenue in the snow as New Yorkers get hit with a winter storm in the Northeast January 21, 2014 that could bring up to a foot (30 cm) of snow in the city. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526271683 )
Wind flips over the canopy of an umbrella as a woman walks in gusty wind during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Winter Weather )
Workers from the Mass. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation put a plow on a truck in advance of an expected winter snow storm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Cambridge, Mass. The Boston area is expected to get about a foot of snow by Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Winter Weather Massachusetts )
A woman walks two dogs along Sixth Avenue during a snow storm in New York City, New York, USA, 21 January 2014. Snow and sub-zero temperatures continue to be forecast in the region, according to weather reports. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT ( USA WEATHER )
A person walks a dog through snowy Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Winter Weather NYC )
Rick Mendenhall, of Albuquerque, N.M., throws a snowball during a snowball fight with his friends on the National Mall in Washington during the start of a major snowstorm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Many government offices and schools closed before the first flake of snow, but there were signs Tuesday that significant winter weather was moving into the Mid-Atlantic region as heavy snow began falling. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Winter Weather Mid Atlantic )
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 21: Felix Santos clears snow from a sidwalk in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on January 21, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. A weather system moved through the area overnight dumping from 6 to 12 inches of lake-effect snow on Chicago and its suburbs while driving temperatures into the single digits and bringing wind chills as low as 25 degrees-below-zero. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 464181111 )
A man walks along a snow covered sidewalk during a snowstorm that is moving through the Northeast on January 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 464182025 )
The Statue Of Liberty is obscured during a snowstorm that is moving through the Northeast on January 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 464181997 )
A person walks during a snowstorm on January 21, 2014 in New York City. Areas of the Northeast are predicted to receive up to a foot of snow in what may be the biggest snowfall of the season so far. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 464182517 )
A man shovels snow from a snowstorm that is moving through the Northeast on January 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 464189049 )
Two people jump over a puddle during a snowstorm that is moving through the Northeast on January 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 464189069 )
Pat O'Neill, head grounds keeper at Hockessin Athletic Club, clears the piling snow off the pedestrian crossing bridge in New Castle County, Del. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Thousands of flights were canceled, students got an extra day off from school or were being sent home early, and the federal government closed its offices in the Washington area Tuesday as another winter storm bore down on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson) ( Winter Weather Delware )
A woman walks outside of an office building as snow falls, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather Maryland )
Neal Hall clears his parking area of snow in Hockessin, Del., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson) ( Winter Weather Delware )
Rick Mendenhall of Albuquerque, N.M., right, gets hit in the face during a snowball fight with his friend Jeff Scott of Los Angeles, left, on the National Mall in Washington during the start of a major snowstorm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Winter Weather Mid Atlantic )
A man shovels snow into the street in the Manhattan borough of New York, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 10 to 14 inches of snow to Philadelphia and southern New England and up to a foot in New York City, to be followed by bitter cold. An arctic air mass will plunge the eastern half of the United States into a deep freeze, with wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero, the weather service said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Winter Weather NYC )
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 in 1940, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. 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. Bitterly cold air with wind chills as low as 10 degrees below zero was forecast. The Katyn Memorial, a 34-feet tall bronze statue of depicting a soldier and created by Polish-American sculptor Andrzej Pitynski, commemorates the massacre of thousands of Polish prisoners by order of Joseph Stalin in April and May 1940 after Soviet Union troops had invaded eastern Poland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Winter Weather )
A man uses plastic bags to cover his hands while riding a bicycle in frigid weather, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( Winter Weather )
A pedestrian pulls his bag across the icy streets as snow begins to fall Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. A storm front is expected to leave five to eight inches of snow in it's wake as it passes through the Nations's Capitol. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) ( Winter Weather )
A snow plow tries to keep lanes clear in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the beginning of a winter storm set to hit the northeast. (Michael S. Wirtz/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT) ( US NEWS WEA-STORMS 2 PH )
People wait for buses as snow falls in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the beginning of a winter storm set to hit the northeast. (Michael Bryant/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT) ( US NEWS WEA-STORMS 1 PH )
Vincent DiPalm tries to protect his son, Rocco, 2, from falling snow in Haddonfield, NJ, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (April Saul/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT) ( US NEWS WEA-STORMS 4 PH )
People walk along the National Mall January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. The northeastern United States hunkered down Tuesday for a major snowstorm that forecasters warned could leave as much as one foot (30 centimeters) of snow in some places. Downtown Washington fell virtually silent after the federal government, seeing the swift-moving cold front approaching, closed its doors and told civil servants to stay home. Many offices and schools followed suit, as 20 mile (32 kilometer) per hour winds whipped the falling snow through the unusually quiet streets. Enough snow was expected to fall on the US capital to turn the evening rush hour into a Beltway traffic nightmare, as the storm churned its way into New York and the northeastern New England states.AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 526268464 )
People walk near construction cranes on the National Mall January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 526268510 )
A couple haul their suitcases as they make their way under a snowfall on January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 526269122 )
Two children enjoy the snowfall at the national mall on January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 526269387 )
Commuters make their way under a snowfall on January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 526269139 )
Tourists near the White House under a snowfall on January 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 526269201 )
A pedestrian walks through a snow storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in south 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 Slocum) ( APTOPIX Winter Weather )
A man runs in the snow along the East River in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, USA, 21 January 2014. Snow and sub-zero temperatures continue to be forecast in the region, according to weather reports. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT ( USA WEATHER )
Pedestrians walk during a snow storm in New York, January 22, 2014. In New York, a storm alert was issued for noon (1700 GMT) Tuesday to 6:00 am (1100 GMT) Wednesday with as much as a foot forecast for the metropolitan region. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 526265472 )
Pedestrians make their way through a snowfall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ( Winter Weather )
Pedestrians walk through a snow storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in south Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ( Winter Weather )
A man walks between rail tracks near Penn Station as snowfall blankets the area on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in New York. The National Weather Service is predicting about 8 to 12 inches of snow accumulation through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ( Winter Weather NYC )
A woman walks through a snow storm that is moving through the Northeast on January 21, 2014 in New York City. Along with dropping arctic temperatures the storm is expected to bring three to five inches by nightfall, with another four to six inches falling overnight. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 464176851 )
People walk past the art installation "Red Cube" by Isamu Noguchi during a snow storm that is moving through the Northeast on January 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 464176815 )