Northeast snowstorm
Tens of millions of people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and 1 to 3 feet of snow that could paralyze the Northeast for days.
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Two men explore an ice shelf formed along the shore of Lake Michigan, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in St. Joseph, Mich.
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Ice and snow coat the north and south piers along Lake Michigan, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in St. Joseph, Mich.
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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.
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The sun shines through layers of icicles hanging from the north pier near Lake Michigan, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in St. Joseph, Mich.
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A man walks on a portion of road cleared of sand washed up by ocean waves during a winter storm in the Humarock section of Scituate, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.
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Rocks and debris litter the floor of a house 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.
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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.
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A woman braces against the wind 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.
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Waves breach a damaged sea wall during a winter storm in Marshfield, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. A blizzard with 70 mph winds slammed Boston and other parts of New England.
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\A deck collapses at a Town Neck Beach home during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 in Sandwich, 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.
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Paul Baxter digs his cars out of drifted snow after a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Marlborough, Mass. 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.
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This image provided by Greg Hinson shows icy water covering a street in Nantucket, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. In New England, the storm that arrived Monday evening was a bitter, paralyzing blast. At least 2 feet of snow was expected in most of Massachusetts, potentially making it one of the top snowstorms of all time there.
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