Major snowstorm slams Northeast
New Bedford firefighter Lt. Eric Hartford tries to dig out an ambulance carrying a patient en route to St. Lukes Hospital in New Bedford, Mass., on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, as the region digs itself out of the snow storm that covered the area. The nor'easter was predicted to continue to pound Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine with snow and wind through Tuesday. Total accumulation was expected to reach or exceed two feet in most of Massachusetts, potentially making it one of the top snowstorms of all time.
A man wearing plastic bags on his feet crosses a snowy avenue in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. A storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow.
Taylor Millar, left, hugs her friend Jennifer Bruno, after Bruno was forced to vacate her house when it was heavily damaged by ocean waves in a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Marshfield, Mass. The storm has punched out a section of the seawall in the coastal town of Marshfield, police said.
Charlie Glover leaves a two foot tall path as he uses a snow blower to dig himself out of the snow on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 in New Bedford, Mass. Massachusetts was pounded by snow and lashed by strong winds early Tuesday as bands of heavy snow left some towns including Sandwich on Cape Cod and Oxford in central Massachusetts reporting more than 18 inches of snow.
Water floods a street on the coast in Scituate, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. A storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow.
Snow falls as Susan Reed digs out her car in the Long Island town of Sag Harbor, N.Y., Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, 2015. The eastern end of Long Island, parts of Connecticut and the New England coast has snow continuing to fall Tuesday morning and winds as high as 48 miles per hour measured at Montauk Point.
A man cross-country skis down snow-covered Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Jan 27, 2015. The first major storm of the winter blasted across eastern New England on Tuesday, unleashing whiteout conditions driven by gale-force winds.
Appropriately dressed Bibbs and owners Bradley and Lauren (in distance) Berry walk on snow-covered Commonwealth Avenue during a driving ban in Boston, Jan 27, 2015. The first major storm of the winter blasted across eastern New England on Tuesday, unleashing whiteout conditions driven by gale-force winds.
Frozen sea spray coats a road sign and a church during a winter storm in Marshfield, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The storm punched out a section of the seawall in the coastal town, police said.
Will Annicchiarico is bundled up as he plays in the snow following a snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Concord, N.H. A storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow.
A man battles fierce headwinds as he walks on Congress Street in Portland, Maine, during a blizzard, Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Gray have said that much of southern Maine will see 12 to 18 inches of snow, while small bands of intense snowfall will increase those totals in localized areas.
Lynn Leary walks past houses damaged by ocean waves during a winter storm in Marshfield, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The storm punched out a section of the seawall in the coastal town of Marshfield, police said.
Men carry shovels as they walk on a snow covered road after an overnight snowstorm, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey starting digging out, roads reopened and mass transit started working to get back on schedule Tuesday as a winter storm that was predicted to bring several feet of snow to parts of the state fell short of predictions.
A man chases his blowing umbrella during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Boston. A blizzard heaped snow on Boston, the rest of eastern Massachusetts and parts of Long Island on Tuesday, delivering wind gusts topping 75 mph, but it failed to live up to the hype farther south in Philadelphia and New York City.
A taxi, blanketed by snow in New York, Jan. 27, 2015. Though New York was shut down overnight, with subway service suspended for snow for the first time in its history, the city was spared the worst of a snowstorm that swept across the Northeast early Tuesday.
New York State Department of Transportation plows clear snow off the Long Island Expressway after it was reopened on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Melville, N.Y. The Expressway and other roads were closed after a blizzard hit the New York area overnight into this morning.
A snow shoveler tries to clear a spot in the middle of a city street beside snow-covered vehicles during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Boston. Massachusetts was pounded by snow and lashed by strong winds early Tuesday as bands of heavy snow left some towns including Sandwich on Cape Cod and Oxford in central Massachusetts reporting more than 18 inches of snow.
