January 29, 2016

Winter Storm Jonas

Millions of people in the eastern United States dug out Sunday from a historic blizzard that brought New York and Washington to a standstill, but travel woes look set to persist into another week.
The storm — dubbed “Snowzilla” — killed at least 18 people after it walloped several states from Friday into early Sunday, affecting an estimated 85 million residents who were told to stay indoors and off the roads for their own safety. Forecasters said 26.8 inches (68 centimeters) of snow fell in New York’s Central Park, the second-highest accumulation in the city since records began in 1869, and more than 22 inches paralyzed the Washington, D.C.
Near-record-breaking snowfall was recorded in other cities up and down the East Coast, with Philadelphia and Baltimore also on the receiving end of some of the worst that Mother Nature could fling at them.

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January 10, 2015

A walk through Central Park on a snowy morning

A snowstorm of moderate intensity hit the New York City area on the of January 9th. Before the dog people and the selfie snow seekers could pollute the snow white park, Yahoo News photographer Gordon Donovan sought out some locations to capture some breath taking shots of Central Park.
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