A powerful winter storm slammed into the northeastern states of the country, dumping 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow in some places and breaking a series of snowfall records.
More than 120,000 people were without power in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where travel was banned. More than 5,600 flights were canceled as the storm battered the region on Saturday.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said more power outages were expected overnight due to high winds and that parts of the state could get up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of snow.
He added that more than 3,000 snow removal crews were being used across the state and crews would be working through the night to clear roads.
The National Weather Service said that Philadelphia and Atlantic City were among the places that set new daily snowfall records for January 29.
Atlantic City recorded 14 inches (35.6 centimeters) of snow, breaking the previous record of 7.3 inches (18.5 centimeters) set in 2014, while Philadelphia saw 5.8 inches (15 centimeters) of snow , to beat the old record of 5 inches (13 centimeters) set in 1904.
New York ‘s John F Kennedy Airport recorded 11 inches (28 centimeters), breaking the old record of 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) set in 2014, and LaGuardia Airport recorded 9.4 inches (24 centimeters). , to replace the old mark of 0.9 inches (2.3 centimeters) established in 1966.
Manhattan’s Central Park registered 7.3 inches (18.5 centimeters), surpassing the old record of 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) set in 1904.
However, the most snow was recorded in Norton, Massachusetts, with a total of 22.5 inches (57 centimeters).
Forecasters said Boston could be the hardest-hit town in the country, with more than 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow, threatening the 2003 record of 27.6 inches (70 centimeters).
As of 4 p.m. ET, 19 million people remained under a winter weather warning, which stretched from southern New York to Maine and included New York City, Boston, and Portland.