More than eight people have been killed and 3m households in the US Northeast lost power today as a rare October snowstorm hit.
Icy roads throughout the Northeast proved deadly, and six people were killed in car accidents.
Two other deaths were blamed on the storm. In Temple, Pennsylvania, an 84-year-old man was killed when a snow-laden tree fell through his home.
In Springfield, Massachusetts, a 20-year-old man was electrocuted when he stepped out of his vehicle and touched an electrified guard rail, a Springfield police spokesman said.
The record-breaking snow was heaviest in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, where 31.4 inches fell according to the National Weather Service.
Howling winds and heavy, wet snow snapped enormous trees and downed power lines from West Virginia to Maine.
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said the state experienced the largest number of power outages in its history.
Most cities in the state opened centres where chilled residents could stay warm.
Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey all said they did not expect service to return to normal for several days, while in Connecticut it could be more than a week.
Public school closures were announced for Monday in Connecticut and New Jersey.
Some 48 passengers on an Amtrak train bound for Boston were stranded for 13 hours overnight when a rockslide blocked the tracks in central Massachusetts, Amtrak said.
Airports slowly returned to normal service on Sunday, although there were some residual delays due to wind at Newark International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Weather emergencies because of the storm were declared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
