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At a Glance Nearly 5 feet of snow fell in some areas, including 58 inches in Vermont.

Officials have confirmed at least 16 deaths from the storm.

Winter Storm Stella has moved out of the Northeast after dumping 3 to nearly 5 feet of snow in some areas, paralyzing several major cities, knocking out power out to half a million and crippling air travel for thousands.

A new top snow total was reported Thursday morning: The Bolton Valley Ski Area in the Green Mountains of northern Vermont east of Burlington reported a storm total of 58 inches of snow.

The powerful storm killed at least 16 people, grounded more than 6,000 flights and shut down several major cities, including New York City and Boston.

Airlines were working to return to normal operations Thursday.

Sixteen deaths have been attributed to the storm:

A 10-year-old boy died in Pendleton, New York , Wednesday after he became trapped in a pile of snow against a building, WIVB reports. The child was reportedly digging a tunnel into the pile when it collapsed on him.

Three people died in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , Wednesday, County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan III told the Republican Herald. The deaths include two men in Ringtown and an 83-year-old woman in Wayne Township. All three died of apparent heart attacks while shoveling snow.

A 23-year-old man was killed Wednesday in a crash on the ice- and snow-covered Interstate 78 in Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press.

A 47-year-old man died of a heart attack Tuesday while shoveling snow at his parents' home on Staten Island, reports WABC.

A man died of heart attack Tuesday after removing snow at his home in the Town of Newburgh, NY, police confirmed.

A 16-year-old was killed in New Hampshire Tuesday morning after crashing on a snowy roadway. According to AP, she was the daughter of a police department dispatcher.

In Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a Department of Public Works employee died Tuesday after the truck he was driving was struck by a plow train.

In East Hartford, Connecticut, an elderly man died after being struck by a snowplow Tuesday afternoon, police said.

In Canada, a driver of a tractor-trailer died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a multi-vehicle pileup Tuesday in southern Ontario.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner told CBS 58 that a 68-year-old man collapsed and died while shoveling snow in South Milwaukee on Monday.

A 76-year-old man on Milwaukee's north side collapsed and died Monday while removing snow.

A 78-year-old man died on the North side of Milwaukee, also after shoveling.

A 64-year-old man collapsed on Park Avenue in South Milwaukee and died.

Another Southside Milwaukee man died after snow blowing. He was 76.

New York

Top Snow Total: 42 inches, West Winfield

The storm prompted Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare a state of emergency Tuesday for all of New York's 62 counties, including New York City. He also directed non-essential state employees to stay home from work, reports the AP.

Wednesday he announced that he is sending 100 large plows and 100 members of the National Guard to assist in snow removal in the state's southern tier region.

The storm grounded more than 3,000 in the New York City area alone, stranding hundreds of passengers, and nearly all New York City mass transit systems had delays, suspensions and cancellations. Most returned to normal by Wednesday morning, although the Metro-North Railroad continues to operate on a modified schedule into and out of New York's Grand Central Terminal Wednesday as it recovers from the snowstorm, the AP reports.

Two homes under construction near the beach in the Far Rockaway section of Queens collapsed during the storm. No injuries were reported, the fire department told the AP.

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New Jersey

Top Snow Total: 20.3 inches, Vernon

Gov. Chris Christie declared a state of emergency Monday ahead of the storm. With plunging temperatures threatening to freeze roadways on Wednesday, Christie said he wanted the state to be prepared for the worst.

“I want the storm to be completely out of here before we lift the state of emergency,” Christie said.

(WATCH: Car Erupts in Flames in Snowstorm )

Roughly 1,000 homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday night, according to AP.

Parts of Atlantic City and other towns in southern New Jersey experienced significant tidal flooding. The tide reached 7.8 feet in Atlantic City Tuesday morning, just shy of the 8-foot threshold that can lead to major flooding. Route 322 in West Atlantic City was shut down, as were some smaller streets around the area, AP also reports.

A couple of wind gusts were clocked at 62 mph on the Jersey Shore, according to weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce.

(MORE: What to Know About Stella )

Pennsylvania

Top Snow Total: 34.5 inches, Oakland

Icy conditions Wednesday caused a vehicle to slip off Route 1 near Creek Road and slam into a snow bank in Chads Ford Wednesday. Two people were injured, reports the AP.

On Tuesday, a 23-month-old child in need of a heart transplant was escorted on an 80-mile trip from East Stroudsburg to Danville by state snowplows and troopers through the storm, the governor said.

Several avalanches were reported, including one that shut down Route 92 in Wyoming County, according to emergency management.

Massachusetts

Top Snow Total: 21.5 inches, Granville

A day after the storm, about 19,000 National Grid customers in Massachusetts remain without power, reports the AP.

Around 40 percent of departures and 17 percent of arrivals were canceled at Bradley International Airport as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to masslive.com.

"Passengers should check with their airline on their individual flight itineraries and rebooking options," airport officials said in a statement.

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In Hingham, a family of four was displaced after a tree fell and smashed through the roof of their house, according to CBS Boston. No one was hurt in the incident.

In Longmeadow, a Department of Public Works employee died after the truck he was driving was struck by an Amtrak plow train , 22News reported. Longmeadow Town Manager Stephen Crane told 22News the employee was clearing the road leading up to the tracks when the crash occurred.

Connecticut

Top Snow Total: 21 inches, Middletown

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy lfted a statewide travel ban in the state Tuesday afternoon, according to CBS New York. He said state agencies would re-open for business Wednesday and credited the travel ban with helping crews remove snow on state roads.

The governor also said there were 38 wrecks during the road travel ban.

Hundreds of school districts are closed in the state or opening late Wednesday, according to NBC Connecticut .

Virginia

Top Snow Total: 8.1 inches, Winchester

Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told the AP troopers responded to at least 150 crashes and disabled vehicles statewide. She says many of them were in northern Virginia. No serious injuries were reported.

Dominion Power reported more than 41,000 customers without power around the state, including more than 36,000 in the Richmond area.

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Top Snow Total: 13 inches, Burrillville

About 8,500 National Grid customers found themselves without power Tuesday, and schools were closed throughout the state, reports the AP.

No one was hurt when high winds knocked over a state-owned wind turbine at a Narragansett beach.

Maryland

Top Snow Total: 11 inches, Sabillasville

Maryland State Police said troopers responded to 101 crashes, none serious.

(MORE: Stunning Ice on Lake Superior )

At the height of the storm, more than 20,000 homes were without power .

Midwest

Before targeting the East, Stella wreaked havoc in the Midwest, killing two and causing hundreds of wrecks.

Nearly 70 vehicles were involved in collisions on Interstate 41 in Washington County Monday, WISN.com reports. There were five or six crashes in the southbound lanes, one of which involved 46 cars. Minor injuries were reported.

Wisconsin officials also said 12 cars and five tractor-trailers were involved in a pileup Monday that occurred in the northbound lanes of I-43, WBAY.com reported. Three people had minor injuries, but no deaths were reported. The interstate was shut down between Highways 42 and 23 after the crash.

In Minnesota, more than 400 crashes were reported Sunday, one of which was a pileup that shut down Interstate 694 in Fridley.

In Iowa, snow-covered highways caused dozens of accidents in multiple counties, but no deaths were reported, according to the Associated Press.

More than 1.1 million Michigan DTE Energy customers lost power at the height of the storm.

MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Photos of Winter Storm Stella</s>Up to 2 feet of snow from Winter Storm Stella may snow-in the back country as PennDOT concentrates on I-81. PennDOT prepares for 2 feet of snow & drifting Up to 2 feet of snow from Winter Storm Stella may snow-in the back country as PennDOT concentrates on I-81.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Chambersburg Public Opinion.</s>As a snowplow was clearing the way of a notoriously snowy section of the Donner Pass, it discovered a Jeep Cherokee entombed within a wall of 20 feet of snow on Thursday. The vehicle is believed to have been abandoned on the side of a road outside of Truckee, California, and snow mountain was built around it as snowblowers cleared the way.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Daily Mail.</s>More areas are reporting at least 20 inches of snow in northern Pennsylvania, and some are reporting more than two feet of snow as flakes continue to fall over the much of the state. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that areas in Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties were reporting more than 20 inches of snow.

Start the conversation, or Read more at NewsOK.com.</s>As a snowplow was clearing the way of a notoriously snowy section of the Donner Pass, it discovered a Jeep Cherokee entombed within a wall of 20 feet of snow on Thursday.

The vehicle is believed to have been abandoned on the side of a road outside of Truckee, California, and snow mountain was built around it as snowblowers cleared the way.

Some of the car was damaged when the machine crushed into the mound of snow, not realizing it was underneath, and the owner will have to wait to retrieve the vehicle until the pile thaws out.

There was no one in the car when officials found it buried, as it is believed it was abandoned, likely due to a breakdown, some time ago, reported Fox News.

The California Highway Patrol said the Jeep was found in the Serene Lakes neighborhood near Donner Summit when snowblowers were cutting into a bank and hit the car, according to AOL.com.

The Donner Pass is located in the northern Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.

The area receives some of the most snow in the United States, averaging around 400 inches per year.</s>More areas are reporting at least 20 inches of snow in northern Pennsylvania, and some are reporting more than two feet of snow as flakes continue to fall over the much of the state.

The National Weather Service said Tuesday that areas in Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties were reporting more than 20 inches of snow. Reports show as much as 30 inches in Damascus in Wayne County, and about 26 inches in parts of Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

The National Weather Service says the snowfall record at its official climate site in Scranton is barely 3 inches. More than a foot fell in many other areas of eastern Pennsylvania.

National Weather Service storm warnings last into Tuesday night across eastern Pennsylvania. There have been no major road closures, but state officials say travel conditions remain treacherous, with winds picking up and temperatures dropping.

Gov. Tom Wolf says a 23-month-old child in need of a heart transplant was escorted by state snowplows and troopers through a heavy snowstorm from one hospital to another in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Wolf said the Tuesday afternoon trip was made between hospitals in East Stroudsburg and Danville, some 80 miles apart. The storm dropped more than 20 inches of snow and sleet in parts of eastern Pennsylvania, and snow continues to fall.

National Weather Service storm warnings last into Tuesday night across eastern Pennsylvania. There have been no major road closures, but state officials say travel conditions remain treacherous, with winds picking up and temperatures dropping.

Power outages were scatted, while more than 500 flights combined have been cancelled at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh international airports.

Speed limits are reduced to 45 mph on many interstates and expressways in eastern Pennsylvania. I-84 is closed to trucks and empty trailers, while towed trailers, buses, RVs and motorcycles are banned from roadways with speed restrictions.

Don Zimmerman says he thought winter was done when temperatures hit 60 or 65 degrees, and the retired gumball machine refiller calls the 16 inches or so of snow in his suburb of Harrisburg “a real kick in the rear.”

Zimmerman was using a snowblower to clear the sidewalk along his block in Lemoyne on Tuesday afternoon.

A few doors down, 2-year-old Brayden was busy losing his gloves in his first experience with a big snowstorm. His grandmother, Kim Fickes, says digging out isn’t going to be “a one-day event” and smart people will take their time “instead of being rushed to the hospital.”

Another Lemoyne resident, Doug Miller, got up on his roof with a shovel to prevent ice from damming or his roof from collapsing.

Snow mixed with sleet continues to fall across much of Pennsylvania, and more than 20 inches of snow fell in some parts of eastern Pennsylvania.

The snowstorm dropping more than 20 inches of snow in some parts of eastern Pennsylvania has succeeded in shutting down Billy’s Downtown Diner in Bethlehem for the first time in 18 years.

The Morning Call of Allentown reports (http://bit.ly/2mG5hxK ) that the restaurant that’s walking distance from both Lehigh University and Moravian College has stayed open through ice storms, blizzards and hurricanes. But owner Billy Kounoupis says no customers came Tuesday, even though his employees made it into work.

Snow mixed with sleet continues to fall across much of Pennsylvania, with the heaviest accumulations in southcentral Pennsylvania and northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reporting that all interstates are open at this hour, although speed limits are reduced to 45 mph on all interstates and expressways east of central Pennsylvania’s Interstate 99. Pennsylvania is also banning trucks from Interstate 84.

More than 500 flights combined have been cancelled at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh international airports.

Snowfall totals are now exceeding 20 inches in some places in northeastern Pennsylvania as snow continues to fall across much of the state.

The National Weather Service said 23 inches had fallen in Mount Pocono, and 20 inches in Wilkes-Barre as of early Tuesday afternoon.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reporting that all interstates are open at this hour, while hundreds of flights have been cancelled at Philadelphia International Airport.

There are scattered power outages and highway officials say there haven’t been any major emergencies on interstates.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reporting that all interstates are open at this hour.

Snow continues to fall across much of Pennsylvania, accumulating to more than a foot in some places. The heaviest snow in Pennsylvania fell in a swath from the Gettysburg area near the Maryland line in the south, straight north to New York, and northeast to the Pocono Mountains, the Lehigh Valley and the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre region.

Highway officials say there haven’t been any major issues on interstates.

Pennsylvania is banning trucks from Interstate 84 as a heavy snowstorm has blanketed the state’s northeastern corner.

Trucks are still allowed on Interstate 81, but authorities are telling truckers they shouldn’t head into New York, where trucks aren’t currently allowed on I-81.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission says as of about 10:30 a.m. there were some 2,400 customers without power from storm-related outages. They were scattered but mostly located in the Philadelphia suburbs.

The heaviest snow in Pennsylvania fell overnight in a swath from the Gettysburg area near the Maryland line in the south, straight north to New York, and northeast to the Pocono Mountains, the Lehigh Valley and the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre region.

Pittsburgh is missing the brunt of the storm. It’s a rare break this winter for western Pennsylvania, where a series of storms fueled by unfrozen Lake Erie have drawn down supplies of the material the state Department of Transportation spreads on icy roadways.

In the state’s northern tier, nearly 16 inches were reported to the National Weather Service before 9 a.m. in a rural area between Towanda and Mansfield. Farther south, about a foot of snow had fallen in Harrisburg, and about a foot in Bloomsburg.

The state highway department says most of its 2,000 plow trucks and 4,800 operators have been clearing the snowfall over the past day. PennDOT has dispatched mobile equipment teams with five trucks, 10 operators and a supervisor from western Pennsylvania to Scranton, Stroudsburg and the Allentown region.

Highway officials say there haven’t been any major issues on interstates, although trucks have become stuck on ramps along Interstate 78 and Interstate 83.

The National Weather Service says snow totals from the nor’easter pummeling Pennsylvania might be lower than anticipated in some areas, but that doesn’t mean roads are any less hazardous.

Freezing rain is causing icy conditions Tuesday and travel is still very treacherous, especially along the Interstate 95 corridor, where gusts of up to 40 mph could be expected. Temperatures hovering around freezing are adding to travel woes.

Philadelphia is no longer under a blizzard warning, but many other areas are, including Allentown and communities in the Poconos.

Heavy snow will continue to accumulate through early this afternoon in those areas.

Gusting winds are bringing whiteout conditions and heavy bands of snow could produce 2 to 3 inches per hour in some areas.

Mount Pocono could get as much at 30 inches before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

In Philadelphia, snow totals could reach 6 inches. A wintry mix rain of rain, sleet and snow helped lower initial estimates of a foot or more.

A sloppy mix of rain, sleet, snow and gusting wind is pummeling eastern Pennsylvania, causing public transportation delays in Philadelphia and slick surfaces on roadways around the region.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says subways are running Tuesday in Philadelphia and regional rail trains are operating on a Saturday schedule. Buses are rolling but many are being detoured.

SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel says with the ice, wind and snow “it’s going to be a tough travel day.”

The state transportation department says trucks are out salting and plowing, but urge drivers not to hit the roads unless absolutely necessary.

The National Weather Service had initially predicted up to a foot of snow in Philadelphia. But rain and sleet could lead to lower snow accumulation.

Many areas in the Lehigh Valley and Poconos remain under a blizzard warning until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The National Weather Service says the dividing line between snow and a wintry mix from a nor’easter pushing through eastern Pennsylvania has moved farther inland, cutting down the anticipated snow accumulation in places like Philadelphia but increasing the chance of icing, making for a slippery travel day.

Meteorologist Sarah Johnson says the dividing line between snow and a mix of snow, sleet and rain has pushed west Tuesday morning, from the New Jersey coast into Philadelphia. She says that lowers anticipated snow totals, but increases the threat of icing from sleet and freezing rain along the Interstate 95 corridor.

Johnson warns that strong winds are still expected; the I-95 corridor could get wind gusts of up to 40 mph.

Parts of the Lehigh Valley and Poconos had whiteout conditions Tuesday morning due to blowing snow.</s>A late winter snow fall hit the Kenosha area on Monday and Tuesday has dumped several more inches of snow overnight and is expected to taper on and off through the morning hours of Tuesday. A Lake Effect snow warning remains in effect until 10 AM for Kenosha and Racine counties on Tuesday morning (3/14). Wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour could also lead to blowing snow. Kenosha Unified schools are open Tuesday (3/14) but snow emergencies remain in effect as of 7 AM. Temps will bottom out before a weekend warm-up.</s>BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Much of the Northeast woke up Wednesday beneath a thick blanket of snow.

The totals may have underwhelmed in the big cities near the coast– but not to the west. Some 20.3 inches fell in Vernon, New Jersey, 26.2 in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, and 22 in Syracuse, New York.

But they got more than that in Binghamton, N.Y. Cars were either stuck or buried in snow across the city.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the Binghamton area was one of the hardest hit by Tuesday’s nor’easter. Cuomo went to Binghampton on Wednesday and said he was sending over 100 plows and 100 members of the National Guard as people started to dig out.

With snow still falling in Binghamton, emergency crews toiled around the clock to dig out from a blizzard that dumped nearly three feet of snow.

Dozens of drivers were stranded — even a plowtruck, and the National Guard was activated.

“Mother Nature is an unpredictable lady,” Cuomo said. “I don’t know what we did to offend her but she is showing us her wintery fury.”

The storm that blanketed central New York largely missed most major cities across the Northeast. Predictions of up to 16-20 inches of snow did not pan out, leading to provocative headlines.

In Binghamton, postmaster Lorna Millers’ crew did not deliver mail yesterday — for the first time in 25 years. Service resumed Wednesday, even though the delivery trucks had to be dug out.

“Our job is to serve the customers,” she said. “That’’s what our logo is. That’s what our commitment is, and it’s very disappointing if we can’t get to them.”

Across the city, at least 50 percent of the 100,000 mailboxes are buried in snow. The area is about to hit an all-time seasonal snowfall record. For the season, it’s about to hit 128 inches.
The destruction from snow fall kills six people and leaves over 100,000 others without electricity, with some areas in the Northeastern United States receiving over 4 feet (1.2 m) of snow.