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A winter storm has caused widespread disruption after hitting states across the US Northeast overnight, covering cities in snow and closing schools down.
As the storm's effects gave way to sunshine in New York and Connecticut, residents began shovelling sidewalks and removing tree debris that had fallen into roads and public throughways.
In Boston and areas around that city, a similar effort was undertaken after the storm dropped as much 16in in some places.
Meanwhile, school children were off in cities like New York, where Mayor Bill de Blasio announced closures on Sunday evening. Hundreds of snow ploughs were deployed in the city to keep the streets clared.
Before making it to the northeast, the storm dropped several inches of snow on the Midwest. It was the expected to drop between 6in and 12in from portions of central Pennsylvania on northward along the coast.
Show all 62 1 /62Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow covers houses in Gold Hill, in Shaftesbury, Dorset
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People enjoying a walk through Whitelee Windfarm in North Ayrshire, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow Rollers form in a field in Marlborough, Wiltshire. They are a rare meteorological phenomenon in which large snowballs are formed naturally as chunks of snow are blown along the ground by the wind. As they move they pick up snow on the way, in much the same way that the large snowballs used in snowmen are made.
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Two men help a driver try to get his car moving, after snowfalls yesterday and overnight have brought widespread disruption
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow dusts the Angel of the North sculpture and covers the ground surrounding it in Gateshead
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A wintry scene at Nenthead in Cumbria after a band of wintry weather brought hill snow and a risk of ice to large parts of the country
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Children play in the snow in Hartley Wintney, in Hampshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A dog walker in a street in Bristol
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures The River Forth in Stirling
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A man walks past the Starbucks Coffee store at the Membury Services on the M4
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A snowplough clears a road near in Shaftesbury, Dorset
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Ice crystals form on the windows of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A couple walk through a frosty landscape near Ashford in Kent
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Ducks on a frozen near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A gate at the entrance to a farm near the village of Moscow in Ayrshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People walk past the frozen Sefton Park Lake in Liverpool
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Partially frozen water on the River Clunie in Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A frozen notice board at the allotments in Mudchute farm on the Isle of Dogs
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow on the hills around Buttermere in the Lake District
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A man snowboards at Solomon's Temple in Buxton, Derbyshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A couple walk through the Frost in Ashford, Kent
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A woman walks through snow covered trees in Buxton, Derbyshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Altrincham, Greater Manchester
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Braemar, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures 3 wheel Reliant Robin in the snow off the A6 near the village of Shap in Cumbria
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A red deer grazes in the snow, in Glen Etive, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People skiing along a road in West Didsbury
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A Shetland pony gallops in a field in Tingwall on the Shetland Islands
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Morning fog floats through the valley at Tingwall
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Clare Strode and her 4 year old son Alejandro enjoy sledging on Camp Hill, Woolton
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Sheep surrounded by snow-covered fields near Balado in Fife
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Liverpool Airport which had to temporarily halted flights due to the severe weather
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A husky dog enjoys a walk on Camp Hill, Woolton
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snowmen on the banks of the River Cam in Cambridge
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People walk along a snow covered road in Altrincham
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People walk through snow on the banks of the River Cam in Cambridge
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A train at Hunt's Cross station in Liverpool
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A couple walk through a snowy park, in High Wycombe
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A horse in a snowy field in the Divis Mountain area of Belfast
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures An out of service Ulsterbus travels along the Glenshane Pass in after heavy snowfall in Northern Ireland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Network Rail on the railway in Kyleum, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A worker uses a bobcat to clear snow from a sidewalk alongside Nantasket Beach in Hull
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A man walks his dog through the snow in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A snow plough CLEARING TRACKS
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Heavy snow fall in Glasgow's West End
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A woman walks through a snow shower in London
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow covers the ground in Cheshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Walkers on a snow-covered path outside the Peak View tea rooms near Macclesfield
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A gritter from the Northern Ireland Department of Infrastructure clears the road during heavy snowfall on the Glenshane Pass
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Surfers take on the big waves at Tynemouth
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Frost covers the grass in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire while deer eat
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow fall on the beach at Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People traverse the frosty river banks at the base of Pen y Fan mountain in the Brecon Beacons
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Walkers make their way along the Long Walk near Windsor Castle
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Farmhouses in Teesdale
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Members of the public make their way through a snow shower in the West End in Glasgow
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A dog walker makes her way along the Long Walk near Windsor Castle
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A car drives through a snow shower in London
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Heavy snowfall on the Glenshane Pass
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Seagulls on a frozen Marden Quarry in North Tyneside
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow covers the Killhope lead mining museum in County Durham
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow showers along the sea front at Whitley Bay
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The heaviest snowfalls were expected in New England, and freezing temperatures were expected through the week.
The storm also impacted travel, with buses and planes being delayed from major terminals, including New York's John F Kennedy International Airport.
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Show latest update 1551706872 The Weather Channel has reported the winter storm is moving away from the eastern New England region after nearly a foot of snow covered many areas and forced a number of states to close schools and businesses ahead of Monday morning:
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 13:41
1551707292 Boston received nearly 16 in of snow in regions like Sharon, whereas Connectricut received 16 1/2 in.
Rhode Island received 17 in, leaving nearly 30,000 residents without power on Monday morning.
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 13:48
1551707472 New York City’s Public Schools system tweeted the following message on Sunday night, cancelling classes for the day:
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 13:51
1551707592 The snow is expected to subside for most of the country by midday on Monday, though much of the New England region has already announced a total closure of schools and businesses for the day.
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 13:53
1551708132 Police departments and schools tweeted out closures throughout the night, as residents across the country shared images of their communities covered in snow:
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 14:02
1551708912 Though other parts of the country aren’t experiencing heavy snow, regions like Austin, Texas, have been impacted by rapidly changing temperatures.
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 14:15
1551709272 Below are the latest reported snowfalls across Boston:
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 14:21
1551710316 More than a foot of snow has fallen on areas of southern New England, forcing schools across the region to close and knocking out power to thousands.
The National Weather Service’s Boston-area office says as of Monday morning areas to the west and south of the city received the most snow, with 16 inches in Sharon, more than 15 in Weymouth and Foxborough, and 14 in Framingham and Natick, according to unofficial measurements.
Pomfret, Connecticut had 16 ½ inches and Burrillville, Rhode Island got 17.
The region’s major utilities reported about 30,000 customers still without electricity as of 8 a.m. Monday.
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 14:38
1551711276 As a snowstorm subsides, a tornado in Alabama has left multiple people dead and a community in mourning. Donald Trump tweeted about the situation on Monday morning:
Chris Riotta 4 March 2019 14:54
1551711779 Here's more information on the tornado in Alabama:
Lucy Anna Gray 4 March 2019 15:02
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