Parts of New York Buried Under 3 Feet Snow As Powerful Snowstorm Blankets Northeast America

The Northeast’s first whopper snowstorm of the season buried parts of upstate New York under more than 3 feet (1 meter) of snow, broke records in cities and towns across the region, and left plough drivers struggling to clear the roads as snow piled up at more than 4 inches (10 centimetres) per hour. (Image: AP)

Rick Hall snow blows his way out of his High Street, North Attleboro, Massachusetts driveway. The area received its first significant snowstorm that began falling the night before. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP)

A couple uses snowshoes to walk down Benefit Street during a snowstorm in Providence, Rhode Island. (Image: AP)

As the snow piles up, Gina Hanson, of Brattleboro, Vt., walks in the road on Brattleboro's Main Street during Winter Storm Gail. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

John Gilfillan, of Binghamton, NY, makes the best of heavy snowfall in front of his home in Binghamton, New York. Binghamton Airport reported 39.1 inches of snow and another spot in Binghamton reported 41.0 inches, according to the National Weather Service. (Image: AP)

A Newfoundland named Daphne is covered in the snow after playing with her owner Dr Charles Blomquist at St Joseph's in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)

Dr Charles Blomquist plays with his Newfoundland Daphne at St. Joseph's in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)

A tractor with a power brush clears snow in New York's Times Square. (Image: AP)

A tufted titmouse grabs a seed from a snow-covered bird feeder during a snowstorm, in North Andover, Massachusetts. (Image: AP)

Tommy Commerford removes several inches of snow from his jeep at his South Street, Plainville, Massachusetts. The area received its first significant snowstorm that began falling the night before. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP)

A girl and her mother walk through a snowstorm in the Bronx borough of New York. (Image: AP)

Thomas Ross cross-country skis along Blackstone Boulevard through fresh snow from a snowstorm, in Providence, Rhode Island. (Image: AP)

A person snowshoes past a historic home on Benefit Street during a snowstorm in Providence, Rhode Island. (Image: AP)