Mark Berman Doug Struck The Washington Post

All across the Northeast, routines of daily life were brought to a standstill Thursday as schools and offices shut down, roadways were left impassable and nearly 5,000 flights were grounded. Hundreds of flights scheduled for Friday were called off as well.

All across the Northeast, routines of daily life were brought to a standstill Thursday as schools and offices shut down, roadways were left impassable and nearly 5,000 flights were grounded. Hundreds of flights scheduled for Friday were called off as well.