Nor’easter slams East Coast with extreme snow and wind

Photography By Kenneth Dickerman | Jan 29, 2022

A severe winter storm is unleashing blinding snow and punishing winds along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic and New England. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

Blizzard warnings stretch from the Delmarva Peninsula to eastern Maine and include Ocean City, Md., Atlantic City, eastern Long Island, Providence, Boston and Portland. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

Eastern New England is expected to be hardest hit with up to 2 to 3 feet of snow and wind gusts to 50 to 75 mph. Travel is expected to become nearly impossible amid snowfall rates up to 3 to 4 inches per hour. Boston could experience one of its top five greatest snowstorms on record. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

BOSTON I JANUARY 29 Students in Harvard Yard. David Degner/For The Washington Post David Degner/For The Washington Post

BOSTON I JANUARY 29 Quincy Shore Drive is covered in snow with a strong wind. David Degner/For The Washington Post David Degner/For The Washington Post

BOSTON I JANUARY 29 JoAnn Butler, 71, shovels the snow in front of her home. David Degner/For The Washington Post David Degner/For The Washington Post

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BOSTON I JANUARY 29 People walk throug the early morning snow. David Degner/For The Washington Post David Degner/For The Washington Post

BOSTON I JANUARY 29 People walk on a sidewalk covered in snow. David Degner/For The Washington Post David Degner/For The Washington Post

BOSTON I JANUARY 29 Richard Long walks his greyhounds Chloe (blue) and Izzy (red). David Degner/For The Washington Post David Degner/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 People walk across Oak Bridge in Central Park. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN, NY - JANUARY 29: Michale Pickett (C) rides a slide with their children at Central Park during a Nor'easter storm in Manhattan on January 29, 2022. (Photo by Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post) Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 The angel sculpture at Bethesda Fountain is covered in snow in Central Park. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 A woman plays in snow at Central Park. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 People walk past a building. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 A person walks in the snow . Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 A worker clears snow near Bryant Park. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 People walk on the street near Bryant Park. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 A person walks past snowplows. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 Times Square covered in snow. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

MANHATTAN I JANUARY 29 Paul Kabiling slides through Times Square. Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, DC I JANUARY 29 Calvin Robinson tries to clear his vehicle of ice and snow in the Deanwood neighborhood. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, DC I JANUARY 29 Snow blankets the Deanwood neighborhood. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, DC I JANUARY 29 Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, DC I JANUARY 29 A dog named Rocky plays in the snow in Lincoln Park. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, DC I JANUARY 29 Snow blankets the streets and trees in Capitol HIll's Lincoln Park. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, DC I JANUARY 29 Rayn Ali, 2, and his grandmother Rafiqa Ibrahim sled on the snow around the U.S. Capitol. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post

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