Northeast digs out after first snowstorm of 2014
The first snow storm of 2014 hit not only Maryland, but much of New England, the Midwest and the Atlantic Coast, with some regions receiving as much as two feet of snow. Several airports were closed, while flights elsewhere were delayed. Schools closed up and down the East Coast on Friday, while sub-zero wind chills took effect, leaving many to shovel themselves out in the frigid air, including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio clears the sidewalk of snow in front of his Brooklyn home in New York January 3, 2014. A heavy snowfall and dangerously low temperatures gripped the northeastern United States on Friday, grounding flights, closing schools and government offices across the region and causing at least three deaths. The storm posed the first major challenge to New York’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio. He said nearly 2,500 snow plows were on the streets of the biggest U.S. city as of early Friday, with the top accumulation 6.5 inches. (REUTERS/Rob Bennett/New York City Mayor’s Office/Handout via Reuters)
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- A car lies buried under snow on Veterans Road after an overnight winter storm January 3, 2014 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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- A woman walks down snowy Forrest Street after an overnight storm January 3, 2014 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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- A man snowblows on Shirley Street after an overnight storm January 3, 2014 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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- Cars lie buried under snow along Veterans Avenue after an overnight winter storm on January 3, 2014 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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- A tourist catches snowflakes on her tongue during snow fall in Times Square, Midtown, New York on January 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Darren Ornitz )
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- New York City plow trucks clear the streets of Times Square during snow fall in Midtown on January 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Darren Ornitz)
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- Snow makes it way down to the platform of the 65th Street subway station during a winter storm in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Zoran Milich)
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- Children play with snow on the streets of Times Square, Midtown, New York on January 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Darren Ornitz)
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- Women cover themselves from the snow while making their way through Times Square, Midtown, New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Darren Ornitz)
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- Snow makes it way down to the platform of the 65th Street subway station during a winter storm in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Zoran Milich)
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- A snow plow clears the road of snow along the New York State Thruway Interstate 87 in Tarrytown, New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
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- A man clears snow with a snow blower in the South Bronx section of New York City on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
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- A man clears snow with a snow blower in the South Bronx section of New York City on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
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- Travelers leave the Back Bay train and subway station during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Boston on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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- A cyclist rides along snow covered Memorial Drive during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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- A driver works to dig a car out of the snow during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Boston on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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- A shoveler stands on Marlborough Street during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Boston on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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- People stop and take a picture in the snow in Times Square in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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- A woman makes a snow angel in the middle of Times Square in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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- A man makes a snow angel in the middle of Times Square in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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- People have a snowball fight in Times Square in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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- Heavy machinery clears the snow at LaGuardia Airport during a winter storm in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Zoran Milich)
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- A snow plow pushes snow through Times Square in New York on January 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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- Visitors enjoy the snow on Broadway on January 2, 2014 on Times Square in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Pedestrians stand in the snow at 7th Avenue on Times Square January 2, 2014 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A woman walks down the middle of a snow-covered street during winter storm ‘Hercules’ on January 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)
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- A man walks a dog down the middle of a snow-covered street during winter storm ‘Hercules’ on January 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)
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- A woman walks down a snow-covered street in Brooklyn following a storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- Cars cautiously move down a snow-covered highway in Brooklyn following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A man clears snow from a sidewalk in Brooklyn following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- City workers clear sidewalks of snow in Brooklyn following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A man digs his car out in Brooklyn following a storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- New York City Firefighters dig out of their firehouse in Brooklyn following a storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A man digs his car out in Brooklyn following a storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A man and his dog contend with blowing snow in Brooklyn following a storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- People walk down a snow-covered street in Brooklyn following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- Cars cautiously move down a snow-covered highway in Brooklyn following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- The hill in front of the Baltimore County Public Schools Board of Education building off North Charles Street in West Towson is filled with kids of all ages seeking thrills in the snow on Friday, Jan. 3. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media Group)
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- Kids play hockey on a pond following a winter nor’easter snow storm in Boxford, Massachusetts January 3, 2014. The heaviest snowfall came north of Boston, where the towns of Boxford and Topsfield, about 24 miles away, each saw close to two feet of accumulation as a heavy snowstorm and dangerously cold conditions gripped the northeastern United States. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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- Kids play hockey on a pond following a winter nor’easter snow storm in Boxford, Massachusetts January 3, 2014. The heaviest snowfall came north of Boston, where the towns of Boxford and Topsfield, about 24 miles away, each saw close to two feet of accumulation as a heavy snowstorm and dangerously cold conditions gripped the northeastern United States. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio clears the sidewalk of snow in front of his Brooklyn home in New York January 3, 2014. A heavy snowfall and dangerously low temperatures gripped the northeastern United States on Friday, grounding flights, closing schools and government offices across the region and causing at least three deaths. The storm posed the first major challenge to New York’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio. He said nearly 2,500 snow plows were on the streets of the biggest U.S. city as of early Friday, with the top accumulation 6.5 inches. (REUTERS/Rob Bennett/New York City Mayor’s Office)
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- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio clears the sidewalk of snow in front of his Brooklyn home in New York January 3, 2014. A heavy snowfall and dangerously low temperatures gripped the northeastern United States on Friday, grounding flights, closing schools and government offices across the region and causing at least three deaths. The storm posed the first major challenge to New York’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio. He said nearly 2,500 snow plows were on the streets of the biggest U.S. city as of early Friday, with the top accumulation 6.5 inches. (REUTERS/Rob Bennett/New York City Mayor’s Office/Handout via Reuters)
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- A pedestrian covers her face to keep warm in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Wind-driven snow whipped through New Yorkís streets and piled up in Boston as a fast-moving storm brought near-blizzard conditions to parts of the Northeast, closing roads, grounding flights and shutting schools. (Jin Lee/Bloomberg)
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- Snow plows clear sidewalks as pedestrians walk in the snow along Commonweath Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. A winter storm that’s expected to bring more than a foot of snow to parts of New England and blizzard conditions to Long Island grounded almost 2,000 flights on the first work day of the New Year. (Scott Eisen/Bloomberg
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- Plows clear snow outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. A storm along the U.S. East Coast brought snow and wind chills to the region, disrupting travel amid highway closures and thousands of flight cancellations. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
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- A couple jogs in the snow in the Battery Park City neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Wind-driven snow whipped through New Yorkís streets and piled up in Boston as a fast-moving storm brought near-blizzard conditions to parts of the Northeast, closing roads, grounding flights and shutting schools. (Jin Lee/Bloomberg)
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- A man and his dog contend with blowing snow in Brooklyn following a storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- People walk down a snow-covered street in Brooklyn following a storm that left up to 8 inches of snow on January 3, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A man shovels snow as the dig out begins on Ocean Avenue on January 3, 2014 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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- Two young ladies pose for a picture in the snow at 7th Avenue on Times Square January 2, 2014 in New York. Forecasters are predicting up to seven inches of snow in New York. Snowfall in the northeastern United States caused flight cancellations and airport delays while federal government offices and schools closed due to the foul weather. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)
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- Visitors enjoy the snow on Broadway January 2, 2014 on Times Square in New York. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)
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- “I love New York 2.1.14” is stenciled into the snow during winter storm “Hercules” in lower Manhattan in New York City. The storm is expected to dump up to 10 inches of snow overnight. So far, there have been over 2,000 flight cancellations, and New York Governor Cuomo has shut down LIE service. ( Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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- Pedestrians walk across 7th Avenue in the snow January 2, 2014 on Times Square in New York. Forecasters are predicting up to seven inches of snow in New York. Snowfall in the northeastern United States caused flight cancellations and airport delays while federal government offices and schools closed due to the foul weather. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)
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- A man rides his bicycle as snow falls in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A horse stands out in the snow in a field along Rutledge Road in Fallston. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
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- Snow accumulates on furniture on the new rooftop deck at The Greene Turtle in Towson during a celebration marking the deck’s opening. (Steve Ruark/Patuxent)
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- Kids go down a hill on a sled in Humboldt Park on 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. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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- Despite temperatures in the mid-teens people take advantage of heavy snowfall to ski in Humboldt Park 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. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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- Despite temperatures in the mid-teens a person take advantage of heavy snowfall to ski in Humboldt Park 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. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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- A woman shovels snow on Bayswater Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. An overnight blizzard is due to hit along the Northeast U.S. with six to twelve inches of accumulation expected in the Boston area along with coastal flooding. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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- An American Airlines crew member sprays de-icing solution on a plane during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Boston, Massachusetts. Officials with Boston’s Logan International Airport said they expected airlines to scale back operations during the storm, with the last departure expected at roughly 8:30 p.m. ET. (Dominick Reuter/Reuters photo)
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- A boy pulls his cap over his face as he walks near Central Park bundled against the cold in advance of a winter storm in New York. The northeastern United States prepared Thursday for snow, high winds and frigid temperatures, as a gust of wintry weather bore down on New England and surrounding states, cancelling flights. Temperatures in New York were expected to drop to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 degrees Celsius) with a windchill factor of minus nine degrees Fahrenheit, according to national weather forecasts. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)
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- Motorist drive along a snow covered Interstate-94 in Detroit, Michigan January 2, 2014. The first major winter storm of 2014 bore down on the northeastern United States on Thursday with heavy snow, Arctic temperatures and strong winds just as many people were returning from holiday breaks. (Joshua Lott/Reuters photo)
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- Winds whip snow from the beach across Winthrop Shore Drive in Winthrop, Massachusetts. An overnight blizzard is due to hit along the Northeast U.S. with six to twelve inches of accumulation expected in the Boston area along with coastal flooding. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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Jan 03, 2014 @ 17:24:46
Whatever, this is our third storm up in Maine (and not the strongest). I suppose it does not matter, we are only 1.2 Million.