PHOTOS: Snowstorm Buries Midwest, Northeast

By Kristen Rodman, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

January 2,2014; 9:29PM,EST

 

 

As a swath of snow spreads from the Midwest to northern New England, more than 20 states are being slammed with multiple inches of snow.
The snowstorm has already caused travel headaches, closing highways as well as delaying and canceling flights across the region.
While the snow began in portions of the Midwest including Chicago late Wednesday night, the storm will evolve into a blizzard as it moves northeastward Thursday night into Friday.
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The worst of the snow is expected to inundate northern New England, dumping more than 12 inches on the area before it subsides on Friday.
By the time the blizzard finishes sometime Friday, it will have impacted most of the major cities in the Midwest and the Northeast, including Chicago; Detroit; Indianapolis; Washington D.C.; Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; Baltimore; New York City; Buffalo, N.Y.; Albany, N.Y.; Providence, R.I.; Hartford, Conn.; Boston; Burlington, Vt.; and Bangor, Maine.
For live updates on the storm, read LIVE: NY Under State of Emergency as Blizzard Looms.
Snow falls over North Bethesda, Md., covering roadways and creating some slippery driving conditions. Photo taken by Orestis Panagiotou.
Cars and streets are snow-covered in Baltimore, as of 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2014. Photo courtesy of Ben Yelin.
Snow began sticking to the roadways in Herndon, Va., around dinnertime on Jan. 2, 2014. Photo taken by Ashley Ciandella.
Sidewalks and roadways are snow-covered outside Boston University, Mass., Friday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Twitter user @angel_4eva.
Snow buries an outdoor table set in Indianapolis on Friday. Photo credit to Twitter user @JohnLobben, @JohnLobbanRADIO.
A car is buried under snow in the Chicago area. Photo taken by Twitter user @ISF_Chicagoland.
Snow began falling in Leesburg, Va., late Friday afternoon on Jan. 2, 2014. Photo taken by Twitter user @annielaurie.
Snowstorm buries vehicles in New York on Friday, Jan. 2, 2014. Photo courtesy of Ashley Evans.
Snow covers cars parked along Lincoln Square in Chicago. Photo taken by Twitter user @OmnibusAnalysis.
Snow began to accumulate in the Chicago area late Wednesday night. Photo courtesy of Alexis Niekcamp.

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