New England was expected to bear the brunt of the storm, but up to 20 inches of snow were expected in the New York City area, parts of which are still recovering from Sandy, which hit the area in late October.
One of the areas right in the path of the snow expected further south is Birmingham - whose city council ordered the closure on Tuesday of all its schools.
The storm brought about a foot of snow to the city and could have been much worse, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
It must be said that his powers of initiative, in this respect, are not great, and if he spent half as much time filling in job applications as he does wandering the city under feathery falls of snow, he would be earning serious money within days.
He urged residents to stay home, given that the new storm was expected to dump nearly a foot of new snow on the city.
The city picked up 7.6 inches of snow, a record daily snowfall, the National Weather Service said.
The festival located at the Old Train Station Plaza in David Remez Square, about a mile southwest of the Old City is essentially a smaller version of the spectacular Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, which has been bringing visitors to the north of China for 27 years.
Stark said the city had a longer period of sleet rather than snow, which held town the totals.
The February 2011 blizzard embarrassed the city when hundreds of cars and buses were entombed in snow on the roadway that runs along Lake Michigan.
About 8 inches of new snow had fallen on parts of the Kansas City metro area as the sun rose Tuesday.
In Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayor Bill Finch said the city had gotten some 30 inches of snow.
Police stopped vehicles going into Norwich city centre because of the heavy snow fall.
At Nanshan Ski Village, a ski resort near the northern city of Harbin, they manufacture snow from wells deep underground.
For the artillery officer tramping back to his regiment, navigating the cramped city roads may be more of a pain than trekking through the snow.
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To the east, Kansas City is expecting 9 to 15 inches of snow Monday night into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, and officials are telling residents to stay off the roads.
The city has received 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) of snow in the past 12 hours, according to CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller.
The National Weather Service says up to 3 feet of snow is expected in Boston, threatening the city's 2003 record of 27.6 inches.
The National Weather Service said up to 3 feet of snow is expected in Boston, threatening the city's 2003 record of 27.6 inches.
The Costa Rican Federation is unhappy the lines and markings on the pitch were invisible at times during the game in Commerce City, while also claiming the movement of the ball was impeded by the snow.
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Boston was blanketed in up to 2 feet of snow, falling short of the city's record of 27.6 inches set in 2003.
The city could have its highest daily snowfall since 1912 on Thursday if the prediction of nearly a foot of snow pans out, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said all city streets would be cleared of snow by the end of Saturday.
In the Syrian city of Busra, a video shows a man gathering snow in a bucket to save as drinking water.
The snow prompted city officials in the port city of Valdez to close the three local schools on Thursday and Friday, as a precaution against collapses.
As much as 10 to 16 inches of snow was expected north and west of the city.
The port city of Valdez was buried under 437.6 inches of snow, or 10 feet more than normal, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow totals could exceed a foot west of the city, while some places in northern Virginia and West Virginia could see as much as 30 inches, he said.
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