Weather and Natural Disasters

Jonas (not the boy band) hammers the East Coast

Adam Jeffery
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View from Space

A winter storm affecting the U.S. East Coast is seen in a NASA picture taken from the International Space Station January 23, 2016.
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A winter storm affecting the U.S. East Coast is seen in a NASA picture taken from the International Space Station January 23, 2016.

Winter Storm Jonas hits Washington, D.C.

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The first major winter storm of the season pummeled the U.S. east coast. A man walks along a street covered by snow during a winter storm in Washington January 23, 2016. The storm, named Jonas, dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York. Jonas paralyzed road, rail and airline travel along the U.S. East Coast, and prompted New York's governor to declare a travel ban.

Snow Accumulates in New York City.

A porter clears the sidewalk of snow in front of an apartment building on the Upper East Side in New York City on Jan. 23, 2016.
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A porter outside a New York City apartment building on the Upper East Side clears snow from the sidewalk, as winter storm Jonas continues to pummels New York city.

Flooding in Cape May, N.J.

Ice forms as the winter storm mixed with high tide causes flooding on Beach Avenue on January 23, 2016 in Cape May, New Jersey. A major snowstorm is upon the East Coast this weekend with some areas expected to receive over a foot of snow.
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Ice forms as the winter storm mixed with high tide causes flooding on Beach Avenue on January 23, 2016 in Cape May, New Jersey. A major snowstorm is upon the East Coast this weekend with some areas expected to receive over a foot of snow.

New York wakes up to winter.

Workers shoveling snow in New York City, Saturday morning, January 23, 2016.
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New Yorkers on the Upper West Side woke up to 5-6 inches of snow. Winter storm Jonas is expected to dump at least another foot of snow on New York City.

Roads are closed in New York City.

New Yorkers help a car stuck in the snow as winter storm Jonas pummels the Eastern U.S. on Jan. 23rd, 2016.
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New Yorkers assist a vehicle stuck in snow as winter storm Jonas blankets New York City. The governor has since closed all roads to traffic, except emergency vehicles.

Winter fun arrives in D.C.

Sledders took to the slopes of the West Front of the Capitol on Saturday morning, Jan. 223, 2016, as snow continued to pile up around the Washington area.
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Sledders took to the slopes of the West Front of the Capitol on Saturday morning, Jan. 223, 2016, as snow continued to pile up around the Washington area.

MTA transit suspends services.

A passenger boards an MTA bus during winter storm Jonas one the Upper East Side in New York on Jan. 23, 2016.
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A woman boards a bus on the Upper East Side in New York City as winter storm Jonas pummels the east coast. The MTA later suspended services on subway, Long Island Railways and Metro North.

Winter mode of transportation.

A cross-country skier takes advantage of winter storm Jonas on the Upper East Side in New York City on Jan. 23, 2016.
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A cross-country skier takes advantage of the winter storm and empty streets, after New York City called a ban on all non-emergency vehicles to ride out the storm on Jan. 23rd, 2016.

Brooklyn gets buried.

A woman shovels a sidewalk in blizzard-like conditions on January 23, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Northeast and parts of the South are experiencing heavy snow and ice from a slow moving winter storm. Multiple deaths from traffic accidents have already been reported as the storm makes its way up the coast.
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A woman shovels a sidewalk in blizzard-like conditions on January 23, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Northeast and parts of the South are experiencing heavy snow and ice from a slow moving winter storm. Multiple deaths from traffic accidents have already been reported as the storm makes its way up the coast.

My name is Jonas.

A snow covered truck in New York City as winter storm Jonas blankets much of the Eastern U.S.
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A snow covered truck in New York City as the first major winter storm of the season blankets much of the eastern U.S. on Jan. 23rd, 2016.