Nicholas Kamm, AFP/Getty ImagesAn insurance company employee checks the damage to a car after a partially burnt building collapsed due to strong winds in Northeast Washington, DC, on March 2, 2018. A major winter storm pounded the US East Coast on Friday, whipping up strong winds and dumping heavy rain and snow, forcing the cancellation of several thousand flights and the closure of federal government offices in Washington. Coastal flooding alerts were issued from New Jersey to Massachusetts with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and high wind warnings in effect from the Northeast to the Mid-Atlantic, the National Weather Service said.
Christopher Millette, Erie Times-News via The Associated pressEastbound traffic, left, crawls along partially-cleared lanes of Interstate 90 just west of Interstate 86 in Greenfield Township, Pa., Friday, March 2, 2018, after a storm accompanied by high winds dropped about seven inches of snow on the Erie, Pa., region.
Matt O'Brien, The Associated PressPower lines smolder behind a fallen tree that brought them down outside the Lincoln school in Providence, R.I., during a major nor'easter which pounded the East Coast, Friday, March 2, 2018.
Jessica Griffin, The Philadelphia Inquirer via The Associated PressA pedestrian holds onto her scarf against wind and snow in Philadelphia, Friday, March 2, 2018. A late-winter nor'easter is pummeling the region with high winds and driving rain.
Matt Slocum, The Associated PressStreets department workers David Boardly, left, and James Ockimey clear a downed tree during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa. A nor'easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches.
Steven Senne, The Associated PressWaves crash against a seawall near the Scituate Lighthouse, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Scituate, Mass. A major nor'easter pounded the East Coast on Friday, packing heavy rain and strong winds as residents from the mid-Atlantic to Maine braced for coastal flooding.
Butch Comegys, The Times-Tribune via The Associated PressA U.S. Postal Service mail carrier walks during a snowstorm on Third Street in Blakely, Pa., Friday, March 2, 2018. A relentless nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways-blown rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from North Carolina to Maine.
Ryan Mcbride, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - Coastal areas in New England are bracing for the high tide that is scheduled to be at it's highest as waves crash into homes in Scituate, Massachusetts on March 2, 2018. High winds, rain and flooding is taking place in Scituate and the surrounding coastal areas of Massachusetts as a storm known as a 'bomb cyclone' makes it way past the East Coast.
John Tlumacki, The Boston Globe via The Associated PressQuincy firefighters rescue a mother and child by boat after their residence was flooded along Post Island Road in the Houghs Neck section of Quincy, Mass., Friday, March 2, 2018.
Steven Senne, The Associated PressPeople stand at the entrance to a pizza shop as water floods a street, in Scituate, Mass., Friday, March 2, 2018. A major nor'easter pounded the East Coast on Friday, packing heavy rain and strong winds as residents from the mid-Atlantic to Maine braced for coastal flooding.
Scott Eisen, Getty ImagesA flooded car sits in Hough's Neck due to a strong coastal storm on March 2, 2018 in Quincy, Massachusetts. A nor'easter hit the east coast on Friday, bringing coastal flooding, heavy snow and strong winds to the area.
Jacqueline Dorme , Republican-Herald via The Associated pressJack Messner, West End Hose Co. No. 7, left, along with Mike Messner, West End Hose Co. No. 7, center, look over the pole where the traffic signals were hooked up before cutting the wire, Friday, March 2, 2018 in Pottsville, Pa. . A relentless nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways-blown rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from North Carolina to Maine.
Elise Amendola, The Associated PressA firefighter instructs a pedestrian to keep back from an uprooted tree blocking a residential street and downed power line Friday, March 2, 2018 in Swampscott, Mass. as a major nor'easter pounds the East Coast, packing heavy rain, intermittent snow and strong winds. The Eastern Seaboard is expected to be buffeted by wind gusts exceeding 50 mph, with possible hurricane-strength winds of 80 to 90 mph on Cape Cod.
Dale Gerhard, The Press of Atlantic City via The Associated PressHigh Winds and rough surf toss about the boat docks at Smuggler's Cove, Friday, March 2, 2018 in Stone Harbor, N.J. The impacts of the nor’easter continued to be felt on Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
Don Emmert, AFP/Getty ImagesA large tree lays on the corner of a house after falling over in high winds March 2, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York. A major winter storm struck the US East Coast on Friday, bringing heavy rain, snow and strong winds and leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and closure of federal government offices in Washington. Coastal flooding was possible from New Jersey to Massachusetts with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and high wind warnings in effect from the Northeast to the Mid-Atlantic, the National Weather Service said.
Ben Garver, The Berkshire Eagle via The Associated PressWayne Cooper shovels slush off of Main Street in West Stockbridge, Mass., to keep water draining, Wednesday, March 2, 2018. A major nor'easter is combining with high tide to cause flooding along coastal areas of the Eastern Seaboard.
Scott Eisen, Getty ImagesA front loader makes it way through flood waters due to a strong coastal storm on March 2, 2018 in Quincy, Massachusettss. A nor'easter hit the east coast on Friday, bringing coastal flooding, heavy snow and strong winds to the area.
Ti, Tai, The Philadelphia Inquirer via The Associated PressPassengers wait for SEPTA regional rail trains, most of which were suspended, in the Jefferson Station in Philadelphia, Friday, March 2, 2018.
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An insurance company employee checks the damage to a car after a partially burnt building collapsed due to strong winds in Northeast Washington, DC, on March 2, 2018.
A major winter storm pounded the US East Coast on Friday, whipping up strong winds and dumping heavy rain and snow, forcing the cancellation of several thousand flights and the closure of federal government offices in Washington. Coastal flooding alerts were issued from New Jersey to Massachusetts with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and high wind warnings in effect from the Northeast to the Mid-Atlantic, the National Weather Service said.
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BOSTON (AP) — A nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, March 2, 2018, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches. The storm submerged cars and toppled tractor-trailers, sent waves higher than a two-story house crashing into the Massachusetts coast, forced schools and businesses to close early and caused a rough ride for passengers aboard a flight that landed at Dulles Airport outside Washington.
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