The US east coast has been buried under as much as two feet of snow after the largest snowstorm to hit the region in almost six years, reports The Daily Mail, London.
The weather caused traffic chaos in cities from Washington to Boston, with airports being closed and hundreds of flights grounded.
Washington was worst hit in yesterday's storm, giving the capital its snowiest December on record.
'After six winters here in Washington of sub-par (below average) snowfall ... we picked up a whole season's worth in one storm,' said Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Seidel.
Nearly two feet (61 cm) of snow piled up around Washington, where the average for an entire winter is just under 16 inches (40 cm). It is the capital's heaviest snowfall since February 2003.
New York saw totals of up to a foot before the monster storm moved further north east past Boston and Cape Cod, and then out to sea.
Washington's Reagan National airport shut down yesterday and reopened around midday on today.
New York's three metropolitan airports remained open today, but airlines cancelled hundreds of flights across the region.
However, the snowstorm did not stop the US Senate from convening. Democrats even secured the pivotal 60th vote of holdout Senator Ben Nelson needed to pass President Barack Obama's healthcare bill by Christmas.
And the shows went on, at least on Broadway, after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged residents to take advantage of ticket cancellations.
