Daily Life / Weather and Natural Disasters
Images from our perpetual winter weather
by Matt Dayhoff · January 24, 2014
Had enough winter yet? The snow and ridiculously low temperatures just keep rolling over practically the entire country, but particularly the Midwest and Eastern United States. Here's a gallery of winter weather images from the last few days.
A man walks past a shop during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. A swirling storm with the potential for more than a foot of snow clobbered the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation's capital and making a mess of the evening commute. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Justine Lenhard, left, Savannah Roberts, center, and Alia Chaudhry hit the bottom of a slope while sledding in the Smith Station area of Spotslyvania County, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. A winter snow left the area with a coating of snow and sub-zero wind chills. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Peter Cihelka)
Wesley Hoague protects himself from the cold with a pair of goggles as he heads to class at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) in Milwaukee on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. A wind chill advisory from the National Weather Service is in effect until noon on Thursday. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti)
A man is covered in snow as he tries to clear a path after a snow storm on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 in New Bedford, Mass. A winter storm dumped a foot or more of snow and closed schools across much of the Northeast. The storm stretched from Kentucky to New England but hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Standard Times, Peter Pereira)
Snow accumulates at the shoulders and head of Ramond Salcedo from the Dominican Republic, as he stands outside the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, Washington. Many Washington offices and area schools closed before the first flake of snow fell from the sky, but there are signs that significant winter weather is moving in. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Captain Declan Conneely and mate Martin Joyce take in their surrounding from the frozen bridge of the herring fishing boat Jean McCausland, docked in New Bedford, Mass., on Thuesday, Jan. 23, 2014, as a cold snap covers the area. The crew which calls Portsmouth, N.H., home, was forced to land in New Bedford due to the recent storm. (AP Photo/Standard-Times, Peter Pereira)
A women skis in recently fallen snow Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at the Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Snow covers part of the statues of soldiers on patrol at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Snow blowers whirred and shovels scraped across sidewalks on Wednesday as the Northeast started cleaning up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast, creating blizzard conditions on Cape Cod, disrupting government work in Washington and leaving behind bitter cold that sapped fuel supplies. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
A women walks past icicles hanging from a store awning Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Philadelphia. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Canada geese cross a field along on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Bridgewater, Va. The winter storm blowing into the state is expected to dump up to 10 inches of snow in some areas. (AP Photo/The Daily News-Record, Jason Lenhart)
A man walks during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A swirling storm with the potential for more than a foot of snow clobbered the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation's capital and making a mess of the evening commute. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Everet Sapp digs out from the pile of snow in Hockessin, Del., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The Northeast started to clean up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson)
Paul Knight pulls his sons Ashton, left, 4, and Logan, 2, on a sled as they return home on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 in Fredericksburg, Va. A winter snow left the area with a coating of snow and sub-zero wind chills. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Dave Ellis)
Caitilyn Thomas 7, of Richmond, Va. is surrounded by flying snow after becoming airborne while sledding along 2nd Street in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Central Virginia experienced the first significant snowfall of the season with 2-4 inches of snow locally and single-digit temperatures in the early morning hours. (AP Photo/ Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer)
A woman exhales in freezing temperatures,Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Philadelphia. The National Weather Service said Tuesday's storm could brought 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Darrell Cooper, a deacon at Hull's Memorial Baptist Church, uses an ATV and a blade to clear the parking lot, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Following a blanketing snowstorm the day and night before, Fredericksburg area residents dealt with frigid air and wind chill temperatures. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Reza A. Marvashti)
A snowman made with cookies and a red plastic cup sits in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Snow blowers whirred and shovels scraped across sidewalks on Wednesday as the Northeast started cleaning up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast, creating blizzard conditions on Cape Cod, disrupting government work in Washington and leaving behind bitter cold that sapped fuel supplies. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Rick Mendenhall of Albuquerque, N.M., right, gets hit in the face during a snowball fight with his friend Jeff Scott of Los Angeles, left, on the National Mall in Washington during the start of a major snowstorm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Many government offices and schools closed before the first flake of snow, but there were signs Tuesday that significant winter weather was moving into the mid-Atlantic region as heavy snow began falling.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Wind picks up snow from the ground as a man waits to take a photograph of a statue dedicated to the victims of the Katyn massacre in 1940, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. Bitterly cold air with wind chills as low as 10 degrees below zero was forecast. The Katyn Memorial, a 34-feet tall bronze statue of depicting a soldier and created by Polish-American sculptor Andrzej Pitynski, commemorates the massacre of thousands of Polish prisoners by order of Joseph Stalin in April and May 1940 after Soviet Union troops had invaded eastern Poland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A pedestrian pulls his bag across the icy streets as snow begins to fall Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. A storm front is expected to leave five to eight inches of snow in it's wake as it passes through the Nations's Capitol. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
A man walks with his feet bagged during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A swirling storm with the potential for more than a foot of snow clobbered the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation's capital and making a mess of the evening commute. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Rafi Karkowsky, center left, slides on his homemade sled down the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Philadelphia. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
University of Mary Washington students Alex Tenney, left, Lauren Strayhorn, center, and Hannah Otterman leave their hand prints in the snow on a table outside UMW's dining hall on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Fredericksburg, Va. All classes were canceled due to the snowstorm. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Autumn Parry)
Commuters wait for a bus during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A shopping cart sits idle in a Trader Joe's parking lot during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tourists stop to look at a name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a snow storm in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. A storm front is expected to leave five to eight inches of snow in it's wake as it passes through the Nations's Capitol. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Snow flies into Gerard Kirk's face as he catches a pass during a game of freeze football with his friends Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in New Castle, Del. A winter storm dumped a foot or more of snow and closed schools across much of the Northeast. The storm stretched from Kentucky to New England but hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Andre L. Smith)
Sunlight reflects off spotlight on the Philadelphia Museum of Art as people sled down its steps, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Philadelphia. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
From left, Lindsey Funderburg, Blythe Summers and Isabelle Cosmich, all 17, and visiting from Jackson, Miss., jump in the air as they are photographed by a classmate outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, Many government offices and schools closed before the first flake of snow, but there were signs Tuesday that significant winter weather was moving into the mid-Atlantic region as heavy snow began falling. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Wind blown snow crusts the window of the Steamship Authority Hyannis terminal as workers start to clear away the snow on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 in Hyannis, Mass. A winter storm dumped a foot or more of snow, grounded flights and closed schools across much of the Northeast. (AP Photo/The Cape Cod Times, Steve Heaslip )
A woman stands at the entrance of a building during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Hannah Moats plays with her dog Saffron as the snow falls, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Chambersburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Public Opinion, Markell DeLoatch)
The sun illuminates windblown snow as a man walks under elevated train tracks, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Philadelphia. A winter storm stretched from Kentucky to New England and hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A lone horse stands in a snowy pasture along Sperryville Pike in Culpeper County, Va. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. A swirling storm with a potential for more than a foot of snow clobbered the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation's capital and giving students another day off from school. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr Rossi)
A man walks in Baltimore's Patterson Park, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, where temperatures remain firmly below freezing. The Northeast started to clean up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast Tuesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A pedestrian's umbrellas is upset during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
James Madison University students, from top, Sarah Killian, Stanley McMillian, Hunter Wires, Connor Williams, and Kyle Brinkley, pile up on one sled in Harrisomburg, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The winter storm blowing into Virginia is expected to dump up to 10 inches of snow in some areas. (AP Photo/The Daily News-Record, Jason Lenhart)
Isobel Hornung, 4, pushes a snow shovel in front of a home along Prince Edward Street in Fredericksburg, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. A winter snow left the area with a coating of snow and sub-zero wind chills. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Peter Cihelka)
Workers put the finishing touches on the carnival ice castle during sub-zero temperatures in Quebec City, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The city's world-famous winter carnival is held from Jan. 31 through Feb 16. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
Dyloan Witzig, right, and his brother Zach, catch their breath after wrestling on the hill behind York Suburban High School on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in York, Pa. The National Weather Service predicts the storm could drop 8 to 12 inches of snow followed by bitterly cold temperatures. (AP Photo/York Daily Record, Jason Plotkin)
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