This is the snowfall Jonas gave the East Coast, in 3 striking photos
Winter storm Jonas let up on the East Coast early Sunday after a weekend of record-breaking snowfall for many cities. New York City, which implemented a travel ban Saturday, saw 26.8 inches, the second biggest total on record. Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., were also hit hard.
Here are scenes from the blizzard in a few major cities:
New York City:
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At least 16 people from New York down to Georgia died due to the storm, ABC News reports. Hundreds of thousands experienced power outages.
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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