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    >>> the major winter storm that's had the equipment out and rolling and plowing all day in the northeast as that same storm that paralyzed the south moved north along the coast overnight. meteorologist jim cantore of the weather channel is in revere, mass just north of boston . jim, good evening.

    >> reporter: good evening, brian. just one spot, 70% of the lower 48 that is covered by snow and/or ice. let's start with this latest wallop in new york. 7 inches at laguardia, 9 inches in central park . it was all done by this morning, but more than 1,000 flights in the new york city airports were canceled by time all was said and done. 30 inches in spots, and a record snow in hartford, connecticut. heavy, wet snow in eastern massachusetts knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers. the cleanup continues tonight and through tomorrow as this storm begins to pull away. back to you.

    >> our friend jim cantore in revere, mass tonight.

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  1. A bundled up Terry Uellendahl clears snow from his cars in Albertson, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 12, after an overnight snowfall covered areas throughout Long Island, N.Y. (Kathy Kmonicek / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  2. A young boy makes his way across the frozen pond in the Boston Public Gardens in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday. A snow storm passed along the east coast of the United States leaving over 15 inches in some areas, delaying travel and canceling school. (Cj Gunther / EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  3. Workers shovel snow from walkways near the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. on Wednesday. A winter storm that shut down much of the South churned up the coast Wednesday, dumping wet, heavy snow across the Northeast. (Mel Evans / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  4. A Secret Service Police Officer holds his hat as the Marine One helicopter kicks up snow on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Jan. 12. President Obama is traveling to Tucson, Ariz. Wednesday for a memorial service for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others who were shot in a rampage that left six people dead. (Charles Dharapak / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  5. A loader clears snow at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 12. New York's John F. Kennedy airport, which had 6 inches of snow, had 300 flights canceled, and LaGuardia airport saw another 650 flights canceled, officials said. (Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  6. People clean snow from their cars in Silver Spring, Md, on Wednesday. (Jewel Samad / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  7. A man attempts to start a snow blower during a storm in Windsor, Conn. on Wednesday. (Jessica Hill / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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  8. Members of the Federyuk family shovel snow out of their driveway during a major snow storm, Jan. 12, in Greenfield, Mass. (Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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    Some flights out of Logan International Airport in Boston are cancelled on Wednesday during a winter nor'easter storm. (Brian Snyder / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
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    A man leaps past a snow covered bicycle while crossing a street in the Downtown Crossing in Boston on Wednesday. The Boston area is expected to receive well over a foot of snow during a day long winter storm. (Charles Krupa / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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    A Long Island Railroad train ticket agent checks for passengers at Manhasset in N.Y. on Jan. 12. (Shannon Stapleton / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  12. A resident clears the end of his driveway with a snowblower along Route 1A in Walpole, Mass., on Wednesday, Jan.12. (Matt Campbell / EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
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    A pedestrian walks along a snow covered street in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Plows and salt spreaders hit the streets up and down the East Coast during Wednesday morning's commute as a storm that shut down much of the South churned northward and dumped several inches of wet, heavy snow. (Mike Groll / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  14. Snow plows work to clear Route 140 as heavy snow continues to fall in Franklin, Mass., on Wednesday. A foot of snow fell during the night in the Boston area and the Northeast. (Matt Campbell / EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  15. Gloria Maroti Frazee cross country skis through fresh snow in Central Park in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 12. "I usually bicycle in the park but it's not a great day for bicycling, so skiing it is, Maroti-Frazee said. A snowstorm that caused mayhem in the South hit the Northeast overnight. (Jonathan D. Woods / msnbc.com) Back to slideshow navigation
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    A plow clears snow near the entrance to Prospect Park in the borough of Brooklyn in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 12. (Peter Morgan / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  17. A man slips while crossing the street on West 72nd Street on Wednesday, Jan. 12, in New York City. The second major snowstorm of the season to hit New York City began Tuesday in the last hours of the evening. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  18. A lone pedestrian walks in the street to avoid accumulated snowfall on the sidewalks in the Harlem neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, Jan. 12. (Jonathan D. Woods / msnbc.com) Back to slideshow navigation
  19. A man wth a bike makes his way through falling snow on Tuesday, Jan. 11, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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    Truckers Bill Dougherty, left, Chis Vlad, center, and Jim Plewinski walk on Interstate 285 as their trucks sit stranded for over 24 hours from a winter storm that turned the road into a sheet of ice on Tuesday, January 11 in Atlanta. (David Goldman / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  21. Dee Johnson speaks on a cell phone at the Greyhound bus terminal on Tuesday in Atlanta. More than 300 passengers who were stranded nby a winter storm at an Atlanta bus station were given sandwiches, blankets and bottled water from a nearby jail. Several other charities and local restaurants have also brought food. Some travelers tried to get some sleep in chairs or on the floor. (Mike Stewart / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  22. Dewey Greer walks with his Siberian Husky, Harley, during an early morning snowfall Tuesday along the city park in Ashland, Kentucky. (John Flavell / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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  23. Ben Dodson, left, Lucas Wheeler, center, and Garry Nelson, right, make a snowman in front of the Parthenon on Monday in Nashville, Tenn. Parts of Tennessee received 13 inches of snow from the winter storm. The Parthenon is a full-scale replica of the original Greek structure. (Mark Humphrey / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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    John Cox pulls Parker Cox, left, and Chew Mobley through the snow a four-wheeler in Ed Worrell Memorial Park in Texarkana, Ark., on Monday. (Christena Dowsett / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  25. Pedestrians cross over an icy Peachtree Street after snow carpeted Atlanta, Ga., January 10. Snow and ice covered much of the Deep South on Monday, leaving one person dead in Alabama, cutting off power to around 4,000 people in Georgia and closing countless roads, authorities said. (Tami Chappell / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
  26. Traffic crawls toward Charlotte, N.C. early Monday on snow covered roads. Sleet, ice and several inches of snow blanketed states from Louisiana to the Carolinas causing at least three deaths and leaving thousands without power. (Davie Hinshaw / Charlotte Observer via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  27. Snow falls against the backdrop of the Georgia State Capitol on Sunday, Jan. 9, in Atlanta. (David Goldman / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  28. Davis McCool tries to catch snowflakes on his tongue while playing in the snowfall in Oxford, Miss., on Jan. 9. The snowfall in the Oxford area has caused the closing of area schools on Monday, including the University of Mississippi. (Bruce Newman / Oxford Eagle) Back to slideshow navigation
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  29. Cars slip and slide while trying to climb a snow-covered hill on Metropolitan Parkway in Southwest Atlanta on Jan. 9. (Ben Gray / Atlanta Journal & Constitution) Back to slideshow navigation
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    Camille Foster sleds down a small hill in her front yard in the Highland neighborhood of Shreveport, La., after a snowfall on Jan. 9. (Henrietta Wildsmith / The Shreveport Times) Back to slideshow navigation
  31. Taylor Parks builds a snowman in Texarkana, Texas, Jan. 9. (Christena Dowsett / Texarkana Gazette) Back to slideshow navigation
  32. Colored lights illuminate icicles that hang off the awning of a business on South Washington Street in El Dorado, Ark., on Jan. 9. A winter storm brought a wintery mix of sleet and snow to the area. (Michael Orrell / The El Dorado News-Times) Back to slideshow navigation

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