Coast-To-Coast Snow

John Notebaart is coated in snow and ice while blowing snow from his driveway, Friday, Dec. 19, in Appleton, Wis. Hundreds of school districts canceled classes Friday, including the Milwaukee Public Schools and its 85,000 students, the state's largest. After setting records in the West, a storm system moved East, coating the Midwest and then unleashing heavy snow on the Northeast.

A person walks across a street in falling snow in Newark, N.J., Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. A winter storm moved from the Midwest into the Northeast on Friday.

A couple walks beneath a colorful umbrella during a snowstorm Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, in New York. The National Weather Service forecasts up to 5 inches of snow in the city.

Pedestrians navigate slush and snow as they make their way through downtown Chicago Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. A major winter storm cut a broad swath across the Midwest on Friday, snarling traffic and cutting power to thousands of households. Schools across the Northeast closed in anticipation as the storm lumbered eastward.

A Watertown, Wis., pedestrian finds better footing in a city street while making his way through the city's downtown area during a snowstorm Friday, December 19, 2008. The storm, which produced heavy snow accumulations and strong winds, closed many area schools and businesses for the day.

An Ameren Cilco lineman works on a downed power line to a home in Atlanta, Ill., on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, following the ice storm.

A man works his snow blower in Grosse Pointe, Mich. on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.

University of Wisconsin professor Ann Terlaak skis to her office in Madison, Wis., Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Heavy snow pounded the area overnight. A major winter storm cut a broad swath across the Midwest on Friday, snarling traffic and cutting power to thousands of households. Schools across the Northeast closed in anticipation as the storm lumbered eastward.

Pharmaceutical student Tyler Fischback shovels snow in the driveway of a house he shares with two other students, on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Spokane, Wash., after a record-breaking 17 inches of snow fell over a 24-hour period.

The "Welcome to Coeur d'Alene" sign is covered in snow due to record snowfalls, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The snow made travel either by foot or vehicle treacherous.

A Toyota 4-wheel drive remains partly in a ditch just off S. Lake Stevens Rd. in Lakes Stevens, Wash. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, following another round of snowfall in the region.

A man makes his way on a snow covered Greenfield Street near 10 Mile Road in Oak Park, Mich. on Friday, Dec. 19. 2008. A major storm lashed Michigan's Lower Peninsula Friday, snarling roads and freeways and sending thousands of school children home a day early for holiday break.

Traffic on Highway 16 northbound backs up from the Narrows Bridge to Purdy, Wash., due to the weather, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Gig Harbor, Wash.

A pedestrian makes his way up an icy sidewalk in front of the Chase Street hill near downtown Port Angeles, Wash., on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. An overnight burst of heavy snow left much of the North Olympic Peninsula covered in snow, closing schools and creating hazardous driving conditions.

A snowboarder heads down a side street and past snowed-in cars in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood during a storm Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. The snow arrived dramatically in Seattle on Thursday, swirling down amid lightning and thunder to snarl traffic and close schools for tens of thousands of students. Heavy snow fell on most of Washington.

A very committed jogger and her dog get their exercise along 123rd Ave. SE in Lake Stevens, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, despite another round of snowfall.

Brad Sinko clears snow from his windshield after making a cheese delivery at the Pike Place Market during a storm Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Seattle. The snow was a day late, but it arrived dramatically in Seattle on Thursday, swirling down amid lightning and thunder to snarl traffic and close schools for tens of thousands of students.

A shopper bundled against the weather walks past the Pike Place Market and a closed street during a snow storm Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in downtown Seattle. The snow was a day late, but it arrived dramatically in Seattle on Thursday, swirling down amid lightning and thunder to snarl traffic and close schools for tens of thousands of students.

Marisa Erskine hefts her dog, Denali, over a snow-covered wall after the pooch leapt over as they walked during a storm Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle.

A jackknifed tractor-trailer sits at the front of a nine-vehicle pile-up that completely blocked the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Thurston County, Wash., on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.