East Coast blizzard

A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, Jan. 23, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation’s capital and its largest city.

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Sat., Jan. 23, 2016

Harrison Feind of Boulder, Colo., takes a selfie with a snowman in front of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Manuel Balce Ceneta Associated Press
A motorist shovels snow to free a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike during a snowstorm, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Port Reading, N.J.

Julio Cortez Associated Press
Matt Matsenov shovels the sidewalk in front of his Winchester, Va., home on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Ginger Perry The Winchestar Star Via Associated Press
A skier makes her way down a street near downtown Richmond, Va., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Steve Helber Associated Press
Peter Murphy of Crofton, Md., slides down a pile of snow with his son Chase, 1, as his wife Meghan Murphy and son Luke, 1, watch during heavy snowfall in front of the White House in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Gerald Herbert Associated Press
People attempt to cross the street as workers clear snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Washington.

Nick Wass Associated Press
The driver of an SUV looks out of his window on a flooded 10th Ave. in North Wildwood, N.J., at the height of the storm, later backing down the street, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Dale Gerhard Associated Press
Sean Jackson and Gina Del Tatto push their child, Hayes Jackson, in a stroller as heavy snow falls in New York’s Upper West Side, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, as a large winter storm rolls up the East Coast.

Craig Ruttle Associated Press
A boy crashes while sledding down the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art during a snowstorm, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Philadelphia.

Matt Slocum Associated Press
Workers try to clear the entrance near a parking garage on L Street in northwest Washington on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Jon Elswick Associated Press
Headstones are nearly covered by snow at Arlington National Cemetery, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Arlington, Va.

Alex Brandon Associated Press
A homeless man pushes a cart with his belongings across 13th Street in downtown Washington, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Gerald Herbert Associated Press