Sunday, January 24, 2016

Jonas :'The storm of a generation'


'The storm of a generation': Jonas leaves 18 dead; 12,000 flights axed; cars stranded for 24 hours; more than THREE FEET in Virginia and 25 inches in New York; 85million are told 'stay inside!' 

  • By Associated Press, Kelly Mclaughlin, Chris Pleasance For Dailymail.com, www.dailymail.co.uk
  • January 23rd, 2016
The East Coast is battling 'life-threatening blizzard conditions' today as a 'once in a generation' storm continues to dump feet of snow across states from northern Georgia to New Jersey.
The National Weather Service warned that the worst is still to come for many areas as one in seven Americans could get at least half a foot of snow by Sunday, and Washington could see snowdrifts more than four feet high.
Ten states have now declared emergencies, more than 8,000 flights were canceled across the country, coastal flooding has been reported in New Jersey and motorists in Kentucky were stranded in a 35-mile jam for 24 hours overnight with National Guard distributing food, water and fuel.
Officials say three people have died while shoveling snow during the blizzard in New York City and two more died of hypothermia in Virginia, bringing weather-related deaths to at least 18.
The New York Police Department's Chief of Department Jim O'Neill told reporters Saturday one person on Staten Island and two people in Queens died. He released no further details on the deaths. A police spokesman said the medical examiner's office will determine exactly how they died.
Spokeswoman Corinne Geller says the Office of the Virginia Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed that two deaths are the result of hypothermia. Those deaths occurred in Hampton and Wise County, in southwest Virginia.
State police did not release the names of the hypothermia victims or the time or circumstances of their deaths. 
Meanwhile forecaster Ryan Maue said he was out of words to describe how bad the storm was, adding: 'This is going to be one of those generational events, where your parents talk about how bad it was.'
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The East Coast has been blanketed by snow today as winter storm Jonas has brought up to two feet of snow to major cities while ten states have declared emergencies Photo by: pictured, Washington D.C. this morning
New York City banned all road travel, canceled all bus services, and shut overground parts of the subway on Saturday afternoon
The travel ban left man walking through the un-shoveled sidewalks and the rarely empty streets of New York City on Saturday evening
The streets in Washington, DC, seemed just as desolate on Saturday, as pedestrians walked car-free streets
Ten inches of snow fell in Manhattan this morning with more expected to come as winter storm Jonas advanced up the East Coast
 Workers struggle to keep the streets open in New York where all driving has been banned as a precautionary measure today
A man uses skis to make his way around Manhattan in near white-out conditions today as winter storm Jonas blankets the city in snow
New York has cancelled bus services, announced a ban on driving, and shut down above-ground subway services as winter storm Jonas has blanketed the city with snow
Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this image of the storm from the International Space Station showing storm Jonas moving up the coast
Meanwhile in Virginia people took pictures next to a massive pile of snow that was cleared from the roads earlier today
A woman strolls through New York City streets after the roads were closed to vehicles on Saturday afternoon during Storm Jonas
Bethany Wallace loads her car with groceries outside the Stop and Shop in Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, on Saturday
Workers with hand plows have been working all day in order to try and keep the streets clear of snow Photo by: pictured, Times Square
A worker in Times Square tires to keep sidewalks open today as a deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the East Coast
Times Square Alliance workers shovel snow off the viewing steps as New York hunkers down under storm Jonas which hit this morning
While everyone else was bundled up, the Naked Cowboy in Times Square in New York City still bared it all to pose for pictures
A small snowman was built in the heart of Times Square on Saturday during storm Jonas
Times Square is seen while snow falls in New York City on Saturday. The city saw more than 19 inches as storm Jonas hit
Women make their way through Times Square in New York as storm Jonas dumps up to 24 inches of snow on to the streets
New York has closed parts of the subway, banned all car travel and canceled bus services as Mayor Bill de Blasio called the storm one of the five worst to hit the city
A pedestrian carrying several bags crosses a street through blowing snow in front of Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Saturday
Pedestrians struggle through the New York snow in Manhattan today after the city virtually shut down in the face of storm Jonas
Workers have been battling all day in attempts to keep tourist attractions such as Times Square free of snow amid blizzard conditions
A man waits for a D train at the snow-covered 25th Avenue stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Saturday. Above-ground trains stopped running at 4pm in the city

Several seaside resort towns in New Jersey were temporarily isolated by flood waters when the tide rushed in on Saturday, and firefighters were hampered by floodwaters and the weather as they battled a blaze at a restaurant. More than 50,000 homes and businesses lost power. 
The winter storm created near-record high tides along the Jersey Shore, surpassing the tide of Hurricane Sandy according to North Wildwood city officials.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 

Figures correct as of 4pm ET:
Washington, D.C. - 30 inches
Manassas, Virginia - Two feet
Newwark, New Jersey - 24 to 28 inches
Philadelphia - 20 inches
Baltimore -30 inches
New York - 19 inches 
'When the water just started rushing down, it was as impressive as some of the videos you saw of Japan during the tsunamis,' said Jason Pellegrini, owner of Steak Out restaurant in Sea Isle City, who was trapped inside by floodwaters.
'It came in that fast,' he said.
Another restaurant, The Lobster House, was partly submerged by the rising tide more than 20 miles away in Cape May.
'It touched everywhere,' said Keith Laudeman, the third-generation owner of the nearly century old establishment on Cape May Harbor. 'It even got to the equipment we moved and never thought would get touched.'
The water quickly receded. And Laudeman said he has a whole crew of people preparing to clean the place so they can reopen in the coming days.
'I had more water than I had when Sandy came through,' he said. 'We had a lot of wind. Fortunately, none of the boats broke loose.' 
In New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has closed all bus services, shut overground subway lines and announced a ban on all road traffic effective at 2.30pm after state governor Andrew Cuomo had earlier urged people to stay in their homes.New York's above-ground subway service has been shut down as snow continues to fall throughout the city. 
A man clears snow from the steps of the US Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on saturday
A stuck snow plow blocks an intersection on New Jersey Ave in Washington, D.C., on Saturday after the city faced at least two feet of snow
A group of bundled-up joggers, who faced the storm to go on a run, pass The White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday
William Winston of Richmond digs his jeep out of a snow bank in Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday. Portions of the city are under blizzard warning
A resident skies through a park during a snow storm in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, on Saturday
Cars were nearly buried under huge snow drifts in Washington D.C. today as record breaking snowfall came to the eastern U.S.
Several pedestrians gave up walking and took to using skis instead during very heavy snowfall in Washington this afternoon
Pedestrians cope with snow covering sidewalks and streets in Time Square as the city filled with snow from storm Jonas tonight
A man makes his way during a storm in New York while across the East Coast ten people were reported dead from the storm
Cars covered in snow are seen parked along a street in Prince William County, Virginia, this afternoon in heavy snow
People trudge though the snow as they cross 42nd St during a snowstorm Manhattan borough of New York
Some people made the most of the snowy weather in Central Park today, sledding down hills and throwing snowballs at each other
A snowman stands on the lawn in front of the White House after Washington DC was covered with a blanket of snow during storm Jonas
There were three shoveling-related deaths in the city, officials told NBC News. Police have responded to at least 312 car accidents and 343 disabled vehicles across the city, officials said. 
More than 25 inches of snow have fallen in New York City during a blizzard that has blanketed the East Coast. 
New York's governor Andrew Cuomo said a travel ban he instituted during a massive snowstorm will likely be lifted by Sunday morning and that he he expects to lift the ban that barred non-emergency motorists from being on the roads by 7am Sunday.
Officials had warned that police would enforce the ban so that workers could clear the roads. Cuomo says he's unaware of any arrests. The governor declared a state of emergency Saturday throughout New York City and its suburbs during the storm.
Transit officials have shut down the above-ground portions of the Metro-North, Long Island Rail Road and city subway systems. Public buses stopped running at noon in New York City.
Cuomo said officials will advise by 6 a.m. Sunday whether above-ground subway service will resume. 
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed a revised subway map after limiting service Saturday afternoon. Much service on the 4 and 5 lines in the Bronx, the A line to the Rockaways and the B, D, F and Q lines in Brooklyn is suspended. Bus service was shut down hours earlier. 
The MTA says above-ground Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad service also has been stopped.All Broadway shows have been canceled for the evening as actors and audiences were unable to make the journey to the performances.
The last time Broadway took a big weather hit was Superstorm Sandy in 2012. It darkened Broadway for four days and cost more than $8.5million in lost revenue.
Charlotte St Martin - president of The Broadway League, which represents producers - says: 'We expect normal operations to resume for tomorrow's Sunday matinees.'
Democratic Gov Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency in New York City and its suburbs.
Forecaster Gregory Gallina of the National Weather Service says the weekend's blizzard is transitioning away from the Washington-Baltimore area, moving further north, but in doing so its 'end throws' are fierce.
A NYC transit worker shovels snow from an above-ground subway platform in New York City before the above-ground trains were closed on Saturday
Snow is seen on a bench and on the platform at Canal Street Station in Lower Manhattan in New York City on Saturday
A woman carefully enters Columbia Circle subway stop, where the stairs were covered in packed snow, on Saturday
People are seen here walking on Canal Street in Chinatown in Lower Manhattan in New York City on Saturday
People walked down Canal Street in New York City after cars were banned from travel on Saturday
That means strong winds of about an inch-and-a-half snow per hour and gusty nearly horizontal winds, although not the hurricane force winds seen on the coast earlier today.
Gallina says the Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia region should get another two to six inches of snow before the storm ends around midnight.
Seven locations near Washington have unofficially passed the 30 inches of snow mark, as of 1 p.m. Saturday. That's according to the National Weather Service's running totals. And 36 places recorded at least two feet of snow.
But in New York, the blizzard is just strong, not ending. Gallina says New York City was seeing snow fall at a rate of two to three inches per hour. 
Snow, ice and gusting winds are being blamed for the collapse of a roof at a historic Virginia theater near the Chesapeake Bay.
The Donk's Theater roof gave in Friday as the massive winter storm gripping the East Coast swept into Mathews County, about 75 miles east of Richmond. No one was injured.
The county's chief building official, Jamie Wilks, said the theater was a total loss, according to the Daily Press of Newport News. He said the building is on the National Register of Historic Places. 
The theater opened in 1947 as a movie house. It closed in the 70s but was resurrected as a country music venue, ultimately earning the title as 'Home of Virginia's Lil' Ole Opry.'
Dolly Parton was among the country entertainers who performed at Donk's.
The powerful winter storm pummeling much of the U.S. also stymied the U.S. military on Saturday.
Snow is continuing to fall across New York today and is due to continue overnight, bringing as much as 42 inches in the next 24 hours
Winds of up to 50mph and heavy snow in Manhattan today caused near white-out conditions as storm Jonas arrived
Central park was also covered with snow today, where six inches fell in the first few hours of the morning and kept building at a rate of three inches every hour
A young woman tries to make her way out of a store in lower Manhattan earlier today before getting caught in snow
A parent and their child dragging sleds cross the road in Manhattan as a snow plow makes its way past earlier today
Pedestrians appear nearly buried in snow in New York as storm Jonas dumped up to 24 inches of snow across the city
A delivery man on a bike navigates his way through Manhattan earlier today as snow continues to fall an is due to continue overnight
A man with ice and snow frozen to his face makes his way through New York amid heavy snow across the whole of the East Coast today
A masked man walks on King Street as snow falls in Alexandria, Virginia, today amid record snowfall across the East Coast
A snow plow clears Route 206 during a winter storm near Trenton, New Jersey, where flood were also reported earlier today
Visitors brave the driving winds and heavy snowfall to take a stroll through Central Park this afternoon today
A couple of volunteers help a driver push is car out of the snow in New York City on Saturday
Tourists pose with the Wall Street Bull in New York City, despite the treatorous weather
Defense Secretary Ash Carter was heading home from a five-day trip to Paris and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But his high-tech aircraft - known as the Doomsday Plane - wasn't able to land at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland as originally planned.
Instead, the plane took a left turn and headed south. Carter was rerouted to Tampa, Florida, where he will wait until he is able to fly into the nation's capital.
In Virginia police said they responded to 1,000 crash reports overnight, with another 900 people reporting breakdowns, and across the country 170,000 people are now reported to be without power, with the vast majority in North and South Carolina.
A trooper in Virginia was injured Friday night while assisting a disabled vehicle on Interstate 64 in New Kent County. Geller said Trooper MD Jester is being treated for minor injuries in a Richmond hospital.
All bus services have been suspended in New York starting at midday today due to poor visibility, while subway services are under review. 
Thundersnow, a rare phenomenon in which lightning and thunder occurs during a snowstorm, was also reported in Maryland where up to 20 inch of snow was on the ground this morning.
Speaking to CNN this morning, New Jersey governor Chris Christie said: 'We are ready to get the National Guard out for evacuations if necessary and we have shelters in every county in the state.
'People should stay inside, not only is the weather incredibly nasty but it is helping us keep roads passable. We have two to three inches falling an hour. Please stay inside, please don't drive today.'  
Times Square, which is usually filled with tourists at all hours, was virtually deserted today as workers tried to clear the snow away
City staff struggled to keep sidewalks open as snow fell at rates of up to three inches per hour throughout most of today
All non-underground subway stations have been closed today after snowfall in New York made them unsafe Photo by: pictured, Colombia Circle
Michelle Fox plays with her dogs Peaches, jumping, and Annie as snow continues to pile up in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
A worker cleans snow off the platform at the Metro North Train station in Greenwich, Connecticut, where heavy snow fell today
Bryan Gold skis down 13th Street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington earlier today as it looked almost certain that the state will break its all-time snow record with two feet having already fallen in some places
A man walks in Greenwich, Connecticut, amid heavy snowfall across the East Coast that is expected to last for the rest of the weekend
A face on the memorial to Judge John Handley, Handley High School benefactor, peers out through the more than 16 inches of blowing snow that has fallen in Winchester, Virginia, today
Millions of Americans are battling with the elements today as Jonas brought hurricane-force winds and feet of snow to ten states
A homeless man walks on snow covered 14th street North West in Washington earlier today as the area was battered by snow
More than 85million Americans affected by the storm have been advised to keep their homes accessible during the storm in case emergency crews need to enter Photo by: pictured, a woman attempts to dig her car out of the snow in Washington
Uniform secret service officers push a police car that is stuck in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C.
In Washington D.C. there is more than a foot of snow on the ground today while two feet is possible before Sunday, making it the worst snowfall the city has ever received
Workers in Washington D.C. have been working frantically today to try and keep roads and sidewalks open as snow continues to fall for the second day, and will not stop until Sunday
People walk and bike down Broad Street in Philadelphia, just one of the major East Coast cities covered with a blanket of snow today
A woman uses snowshoes to walk in front of the eisenhower executive office building during the snow storm on in Washington today
Ten-year-old local Hayes Reger sleds around on the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building earlier today
Dan Rafalin, left, lifts his daughter, Delila Rafalin, 5, while playing in heavy snowfall with their family on Independence Mall in Philadelphia
A soldier with the 275th Military Police company in a Humvee stops on I-395 as they assist a stranded motorist in the snow in Washington
Hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight in Kentucky on a long stretch of Interstate 75 south of Lexington because of a string of crashes and blowing snow. Crews passed out snacks, fuel and water and tried to move cars one by one.
Police said Saturday afternoon that all lanes are open on Interstate 75 in south-central Kentucky after hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight. Kentucky State Police and emergency officials gave the update on Saturday.
Trooper Lloyd Cochran has said he doesn't have a figure for number of cars or people affected by the standstill but noted that no injuries were reported.
He said local hotels were booked. Shelters also were opened, but Cochran says he doesn't know how many people went there. Cochran says salt trucks are out, but he and other officials say traffic is moving slowly and will continue to do so for some time.
The National Weather Service says that in nearly two dozen places, the amount of snow has already passed the 20-inch mark, with a full day of more snow to come.
The accumulation totals come Saturday morning as a storm treks across the country.
 Not all the totals are official weather stations, but forty inches of snow fell in a rural area of West Virginia, not far from Harper's Ferry, according to unofficial statistics at the National Weather Service. 
Glengary, West Virginia, topped the charts for the East Coast blizzard with 40 inches, but 67 locations - mostly in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland - reported at least two feet of snow. Dulles International Airport outside of Washington was just behind at 23.5 inches of snow, which puts it third all time for that location with another eight hours or so of snow forecast.
Snow is expected to keep falling until late Saturday or early Sunday morning. High winds - sometimes seeming to blow sideways - are making it hard to get accurate measurements of snowfall except in official locations, meteorologists said.
The weather service's storm tracking page reported that on the Eastern Shore, Dewey Beach, Delaware, and Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, recorded hurricane-force 75 mph winds.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter was heading home from a five-day trip to Paris and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But his high-tech aircraft - known as the Doomsday Plane - wasn't able to land at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland as originally planned.
Instead, the plane took a left turn and headed south. Carter was rerouted to Tampa, Florida, where he will wait until he is able to fly into the nation's capital. 
Baltimore is banning nonemergency vehicles from its streets overnight to speed the cleanup from the massive East Coast snowstorm.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is announcing that the ban will be in effect from 6.30pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday. It could be extended, if conditions warrant.
The mayor says only police cruisers, fire trucks, ambulances, snow plows and BGE utility repair trucks should be on the roads during that time. City hospitals are being asked to keep the workers they need onsite, as well.
City officials say the ban is necessary because crews are rescuing too many stranded drivers and need to focus on responding to emergencies and digging out the city. The mayor says the ban will help everyone get back to normal.
A couple lays in over nine inches of snow with their dogs in Lafayette Park in Washington, DC on Saturday
Natalie Day, of Surrey, England, take a photograph of herself in front of The White House in Washington, DC on Saturday
Traffic has been at a standstill for hours now on the Pennsylvania Turnpike stranding hundreds of motorists in the snow
National Guard have been on hand to distribute water, food and fuel to the stranded drivers as the snow continues to fall
A woman takes pictures of snow covered cars in Washington D.C. today which has seen more than two feet of snow fall in parts
Storm Jonas had left the East Coast covered with a think blanket of snow today as it hovers over the East Coast of the United States
A girl tries to cross snow covered 15th street North West in Downtown Washington which has been covered in feet of snow today
Gary Utley, 27, of Alexandria, snowboards behind a Jeep driven by his friend, as snow falls, in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said Saturday in a news conference that people should not be driving or walking in the streets.
Bowser told residents: 'We need you to stay home.'
Bowser says the visibility is poor and people walking in the streets are not easily seen. Officials say there are no reported fatalities so far. Officials say they expect another possible ten inches of snow as well as high winds.
Police Chief Cathy Lanier says even people with four wheel drive vehicles are getting stuck. Bowser again emphasized: 'Please stay home.'
About 150,000 North Carolina homes and businesses are shuddering in the cold after ice and strong winds caused power outages. 
The State Highway Patrol warned motorists on Saturday to stay off roads that were coated with invisible sheets of ice. Troopers had responded to more than 2,000 crashes since icy conditions moved in on Wednesday. At least five storm-related deaths are reported in the state.
The heaviest power outages were south of Raleigh. Officials warned statewide that sustained winds of 20 miles an hour Saturday threatened to rip down ice-coated power lines.
Most flights in and out of Raleigh-Durham's airport were canceled, but American Airlines' second-busiest hub in Charlotte was open.
Gov Pat McCrory urged fans to stay home rather than attend Saturday's rivalry game between Duke University and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. 
Authorities in Maryland say a man shoveling snow has died after an apparent heart attack as a blizzard dumps snow across much of the United States, bringing the total number of deaths from the storm to at least ten nationwide. 
A couple walks in blowing snow in Alexandria, Virginia, this afternoon as storm Jonas continues to batter the East Coast
A plow clears the parking lot at the Rutters Farm Store along the Susquehanna Trail in York, Pennsylvania, today
Chase Coble works a snow shovel on West Washington Street as city crews worked to clear downtown streets and sidewalks in the aftermath of the winter storm today
Issabella Rickman slides down a hill on a sled during a blizzard in Arlington, Virginia on January 23, 2016. A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern US on Saturday
Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department spokesman Mark Brady says paramedics were called to the Fort Washington area around 10am Saturday for a report of a 60-year-old man who was shoveling and appeared to have a heart attack. Brady says medics were not able to revive the man and he died. His name wasn't released.
Brady had just sent out an advisory warning of the potential for heart attacks while shoveling. He urged people older than 50 and those with heart conditions to get someone else to do the job, noting that the amount of snowfall associated with this storm will be particularly challenging to shovel.
New York City's expected total was upped Friday to 18 to 24 inches. But Sullivan said 'the winds are going to be the real problem; that's when we'll see possible power outages.'
Snow was forecast to start falling in New York at around 4am today, but the first flakes actually fell at around 10pm yesterday, with a steady snowfall across Manhattan by 11pm. 
The result could create snowdrifts four to five feet high, so even measuring it for records could be difficult, he said.
By evening, wet, heavy snow was falling in the capital, making downed power lines more likely, and yet many people remained on the roads, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said. 'Find a safe place and stay there,' she beseeched.
Anyone trying to travel in this mess risks getting stuck for hours, marooned in odd places, or killed, authorities warned.
At least 10 people died in storm-related crashes before the worst of the storm, including Stacy Sherrill, whose car plummeted off an icy road in Tennessee. Her husband survived after climbing for hours up a 300-foot embankment.
'They're slipping and sliding all over the place,' said Kentucky State Police Trooper Lloyd Cochran — as soon as one wreck was cleared, other cars slammed into each other, causing gridlock for hours on interstate highways. 
Skip Hampton pulls his 22 month old son Purcell along West Market Street, with his wife Sarah, after a morning of sledding on a nearby hill in North Carolina, while Refugio Cortes fills up on kerosene, which he and his wife use to heat their home
Skip Hampton pulls his 22 month old son Purcell along West Market Street, with his wife Sarah, after a morning of sledding on a nearby hill in North Carolina, while Refugio Cortes fills up on kerosene, which he and his wife use to heat their home
Reece Davis, left, helps Scott Bailey dig out after getting stuck at SecurCare Self Storage on West Wendover Avenue in North Carolina
A man makes his way through the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in the Georgetown area of Washington
A man uses cross country skies as he goes down M Street NW in the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in the Georgetown area of Washington
A pedestrian waits to cross the street as a truck carrying a load of snow passes in front on the National Mall in Washington
A man died in southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with a salt truck Thursday, state police said. Billy R. Stevens, 59, of Williamsburg was pronounced dead at the scene on state Route 92 in Whitley County. Two passengers were being treated at a hospital.
In addition, a four-year-old boy in North Carolina died Friday afternoon after the pickup truck carrying his family on Interstate 77 near Troutman spun out of control and crashed, said State Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Baker.
The Ford pickup carrying two adults and their three children all under eight years old slammed into a tow truck working to haul out a vehicle that had run off the highway earlier, Baker said. Troopers say the boy was restrained in a child seat and died as a result of the impact. 
Motorists also were reported stranded along pockets of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel in Somerset County. The National Guard was called to help, said Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo.
In the Washington metro area, nearly 2 feet of snow was on the ground by Saturday morning. The federal government closed its offices at noon Friday, and all mass transit was to be shut down through Sunday. President Barack Obama was one of many who stayed home.
In Silver Spring, Maryland, about 20 inches of snow had fallen by daybreak.
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Plows cleared a heavily traveled road for ambulances and trucks, but few other vehicles were moving. A couple of intrepid people walked along the cleared portion of the road, ducking into the deeper snow when vehicles approached. 

AT LEAST EIGHTEEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN STORM-RELATED AUTO ACCIDENTS

At least 18 people have been killed in accidents as a snowstorm pounds the eastern part of the U.S. Some details of the deaths:
KENTUCKY
A man died in southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with a salt truck Thursday, state police said. Billy R. Stevens, 59, of Williamsburg was pronounced dead at the scene on state Route 92 in Whitley County. Two passengers were being treated at a hospital.
NORTH CAROLINA
Gov. Pat McCrory said one person injured in an accident in Wilkes County on Wednesday evening has died, and another motorist was killed Friday in a crash on Interstate 95 in Johnston County.
A 60-year-old woman driving her car in Stokes County near her home about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday hit an 'extremely icy' patch, went down an embankment and turned over in a creek, the state Highway Patrol said. Mary Williams was killed in the accident.
In neighboring Forsyth County, 55-year-old Rosa McCollough-Leake was killed when she slid on an icy roadway, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a pickup truck head-on. Three people had minor injuries.
A 4-year-old boy died Friday afternoon after the pickup truck carrying his family on Interstate 77 near Troutman spun out of control and crashed, said State Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Baker. The Ford pickup carrying two adults and their three children all under 8 years old slammed into a tow truck working to haul out a vehicle that had run off the highway earlier, Baker said. Troopers say the boy was restrained in a child seat and died as a result of the impact.
TENNESSEE
A car slid off the roadway due to speed and slick conditions, killing the driver and injuring a passenger, the Knox County sheriff's department said.
A couple was in a vehicle that slid off an icy road and plummeted down a 300-foot embankment Wednesday night, killing the woman who was driving, said Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford. Stacy Sherrill's husband, a passenger in the car, survived the crash. It took him several hours to climb the embankment and report the accident.
VIRGINIA
A man was killed in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, on Friday after his car went off the snowy George Washington highway and hit a tree, said Officer Leo Kosinski. Two others died of hypothermia in the state.
MARYLAND
Authorities in Maryland say a man shoveling snow has died after an apparent heart attack as a blizzard dumps snow across much of the United States.
NEW YORK
Authorities said there were three shoveling-related deaths in New York City. Police have responded to at least 312 car accidents and 343 disabled vehicles across the city, officials said. 
A snowman wearing the jacket of a local bakery stands on the street in Washington DC which has seen feet of snow fall in 24 hours
People carrying umbrellas walk in the snow past the White House where at least ten inches of snow has fallen in the last few hours
Dumper trucks were brought to the streets in Washington to help deal with the feet of snow that has fallen since yesterday
Two people use cross country skis to get around the snow in front of the U.S. Capitol earlier today
Jared Meyer of Chattanooga, Tenn., digs out his car from the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia
Other states that got more than 6 inches included Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Parts of Georgia and Alabama received 1 to 3.5 inches. 
In North Carolina a Good Samaritan was allegedly shot and killed by the very man he tried to help after he saw a car spin out on an icy road on Friday afternoon.
Marvin Jacob Lee, 27, has been charged with the murder of Jefferson Heavner. Police said he struck Lee once and then stood over his body and shot him 'numerous times'. 
Heavner, 26, was among a group of people, including neighbors and a passing truck, who went to help when they saw a car spin out and become stuck on a Catawba County road around 5.20pm.
The group then decided to call police for assistance when Lee became belligerent, according to Sheriff Coy Reid.
'They thought he was drunk or on dope and said 'Let's just call the law and let them deal with it'', Reid told The Charlotte Observer.
When Lee heard them calling the police he took out an automatic pistol and began shooting at the group, who tried to run away, authorities said.
Police said Lee returned to his car, which was still stuck, after he struck Lee once and then shot him again multiple times.
Officers arrived on the scene and demanded Lee to get out of the car. When he did not a SWAT team arrived and found that he was passed out, according to Reid.
Lee woke up as he was being physically pulled out of the car by SWAT members and tried to resist, Reid said.
He has since been charged with murder. The shooting remains under investigation, according to WSOC.
Water floods hit Tenth Avenue in North Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday. A winter storm created near record high tides along the Jersey Shore
High tides in North Wildwood, New Jersey, surpassed the tide of Hurricane Sandy according to North Wildwood city officials
A car attempts to drive through the flooded streets of North Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday
Ice and water floods overtook several homes and businesses across North Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday
A North Wildwood firefighter helps local resident Joe Tolomeo from his flooded home on 12th Avenue in North Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday
A statue of Andrew Jackson is covered in snow near the White House where up to ten inches of snow fell today
Icicles hang from the awning out the front of a store front in Georgetown, Washington, where up to three feet of snow was reported today
A digger loads snow into a dumper truck in Alexandria, Virginia, today amid heavy snowfall which caused traffic accidents across the state
A motorist shovels snow to free up a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike during a snowstorm after motorists were told to stay indoors
A trio of snowplows attempts to clear snow from Broadway on the Upper West Side in New York today as snow continues overnight
A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern US on Saturday
Even before the snow began to fall Friday afternoon, states of emergency were declared. Lawmakers went home, and schools, government offices and transit systems closed early from Georgia to New York.
The ice and snow made travel treacherous, with thousands of accidents and at least nine deaths reported along the region's roadways. By late Friday, Virginia State Police had reported 989 crashes statewide and had assisted nearly 800 disabled vehicles, police spokesman Ken Schrad said.

WINTER STORM JONAS CAUSES AIRLINE TRAVEL CHAOS 

Friday
Total delays: 7,493
Total delays within, into, or out of the United States today: 3,173
Total cancellations: 3,606
Total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States today: 3,097
Saturday
Total delays today: 4,738
Total delays within, into, or out of the United States today: 1,510
Total cancellations today: 5,148
Total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States today: 4,497
Sunday
Total delays Sunday: 276
Total delays within, into, or out of the United States Sunday: 0
Total cancellations Sunday: 3,255
Total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States Sunday: 3,142
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The NHL postponed Sunday's game between the Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins because of the severe snowstorm in the Washington area.
The league on Saturday did not announce a makeup date.
This is the third game postponed in Washington because of the storm, following the Capitals' game against the Anaheim Ducks and the NBA game between the Wizards and Utah Jazz.
The Penguins next play against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday and the Capitals against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
Duquesne University's men's basketball team was stuck overnight on the snow-closed Pennsylvania Turnpike as traffic stoppages stretched back miles in a massive snowstorm climbing up the East Coast.
Coach Jim Ferry said the team bus got stuck around 9:15 p.m. on Friday and hadn't moved since.
'We haven't moved one inch in 12 hours,' he said on Saturday morning.
Ferry said his players are running out of the leftover pizza they bought on the way home from an 86-75 win over George Mason on Friday.
'We're getting pretty hungry,' he said. 'We hope it starts moving pretty soon.'
The basketball team's Twitter account, Duquesne Basketball, tweeted Saturday: 'Update: a fire department has arrived with cases of water for all stranded vehicles, including our bus.'
However, for the passengers on a cruise ship heading back to snowy Baltimore from the Bahamas, one more day at sea doesn't seem such a bad idea.
The Maryland Department of Transportation said Friday that a blizzard means the port won't be ready for the Royal Caribbean International's Grandeur of the Seas until Monday.
The ship was to return Sunday from an eight-day trip to the Bahamas, said Cynthia Martinez, a Royal Caribbean spokeswoman. But plans changed after forecasters said the storm could dump more than 2 feet of snow.
Meg Ryan of Hamilton, New Jersey, one of the cruise ship's passengers, said she learned about 1 p.m. Friday of the postponement from the cruise line's website.
'I was not totally surprised and, frankly, happy to be delayed,' Ryan wrote in an email to The Associated Press. 'First, it is an extra day of vacation, but more importantly, safety comes first and travel Sunday would be difficult, if not impossible.' 
Ryan, 51, is an assistant manager of a luggage store in New Jersey. She is also a Master Cruise Counsellor, a certification from the trade organization Cruise Lines International Association. She works with a company called eCruisenet, which provides consulting services to passengers planning trips. Ryan said she was traveling with a group of eCruisenet clients.
Ryan said she expected the cruise line will have activities to entertain passengers, and the shops and casino will be open, 'ready to separate guests from their money.'
On the downside, Ryan said passengers were trying to rebook transportation from Baltimore to their homes. Also, the Grandeur of the Seas was to begin another cruise Sunday to the western Caribbean, so a fresh set of passengers will grapple with a delay. Ryan said the cruise line was helping passengers returning to Baltimore with free calls and Internet access; she took a photo of a line of people waiting to make calls.
Still, an on-board indoor solarium and pool presented an idyllic contrast to what awaited Ryan at home.
'I will return to Hamilton (near Trenton), N.J., to 2 feet of snow, and probably an irate cat, who I am sure will not be happy that I am delayed,' she wrote.
A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation's capital
People walk in the snow toward Chinatown's Friendship Archway in Washington after record amounts of snowfall on the East Coast
A worker uses a snowblower to clear snow from Times Square in Manhattan earlier today as tourists watch
Workers take a break in order to take selfies in Times Square as snow fell at a rate of up to 3 inches per hour, covering New York
Wrapped up warm against the cold, Times Square workers try desperately to clear snow from the streets of Times Square

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