US big freeze in pictures
Icy, snow-covered roads and high winds make travel treacherous from the Dakotas to Michigan and Missouri as much of the United States braces for cold temperatures that could break records.
Bedford Park in the Bronx has recorded New York City’s highest ever snow total – 11.6 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Central Park (pictured above) recorded 6 inches.
A man walks up 5th Avenue at Central Park as it snows in New York.
Two people watch the waves crash in the distance during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts.
Mike Weed shovels snow outside his home in Littleton, Colorado. He said: “If it’s going to be winter I’d rather see it snow… I’d rather be in the mountains skiing in it.”
The snow covered streets of lower Manhattan are viewed following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow.
Diego Ramos, who is homeless and lives under nearby building scaffolding, pauses as he clears a pavement of snow in lower Manhattan.
A vehicle drives through the water on Lighthouse Road during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts.
A snow plough clears the road of snow along the New York State thruway interstate 87 in Tarrytown, New York.
Heavy machinery clears the snow at LaGuardia Airport during a winter storm in New York.
A cyclist rides along snow covered Memorial Drive during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A police vehicle drives through a flooded street during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts.
A man and his dog contend with blowing snow in Brooklyn following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow.
A boy walks across the snow covered lawn in front of the visitor centre at the US Capitol.