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[h=4]Blizzard 2016: What you need to know the day after[/h]Here's a wrap of everything to know about the forecast, flights and more.
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More than 60 million people were under blizzard, winter storm or freezing rain warnings as the storm's effects stretched from Georgia to Massachusetts.
A park bench collects snow as the U.S. Capitol glows in the background at the start of winter storm Jonas, Friday.Photo by Caleb Calhoun, USA TODAY(Photo: Caleb Calhoun, USA TODAY)
As predicted, the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>great East Coast blizzard of 2016<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hit states all up and down the East Coast hard. The storm's effects stretched from Georgia<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to Massachusetts.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>As millions dig out from the deadly storm, here's what we know about snowfall totals, travel conditions and power outages.
More than 60<span style="color: Red;">*</span>million people<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were under blizzard, winter storm<span style="color: Red;">*</span>or freezing rain warnings.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>As of 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, the official snowfall totals:
- The travel ban that barred non-emergency vehicles from the roads of New York City was lifted at 7 a.m. Sunday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
- In Baltimore, a travel ban was lifted, but some restrictions remain in place.
- Subway-surface trolley routes have resumed in Philadelphia.
- Public transportation in Washington, D.C., continues to be shut down.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
- Flight cancellations continue<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to pile up in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and other cities throughout the Mid-Atlantic, with about 11,600 flights canceled since Friday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>
- On Sunday alone, more than 3,350 flights had already been canceled as of 8:15 a.m. ET,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
- Dulles and Reagan National said their runways would remain closed all day.
- Baltimore/Washington<span style="color: Red;">*</span>indicated the possibility of some flights.
- Airports in New York and Philadelphia hoped flights might resume Sunday but warned of greatly reduced schedules.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco rolled all the way to the end of a runway, Friday, when it landed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Passenger Leigh Honeywell told The Associated Press the landing seemed normal until the pilot announced the plane was "off the end of the runway." No injuries were reported.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: @hypatiadotca via AP)
At least 18 deaths were blamed on the weather, resulting from car crashes, shoveling snow and hypothermia, the Associated Press reported.
At the height of the storm, some<span style="color: Red;">*</span>250,000 customers in the Mid-Atlantic region were without power. Close to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>80,000 people along the eastern seaboard remained without power Sunday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>If your power went out, here's how to deal with the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>food in your freezer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and, perhaps more importantly, how to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>extend your phone's battery life.
Snow began falling in Washington, D.C., on<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Friday afternoon. Below is a time lapse of the National Mall being enveloped in snow. For more time lapses from New York City and the Washington area,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>check here.
A park bench collects snow as the U.S. Capitol glows in the background at the start of winter storm Jonas, Friday.Photo by Caleb Calhoun, USA TODAY<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Caleb Calhoun, USA TODAY)
Winter storm Jonas looks pretty ferocious from space.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NASA astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted pictures<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of the epic storm from the International Space Station on Saturday morning.
And again on Sunday:
Not everyone is upset about the snow ...
The Washington Zoo's giant Panda Tian Tian <span style="color: Red;">*</span>was loving it and firmly on Team Jonas.
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The Washington D.C. area is completely shut down and is covered in snow, but the intense cold and high winds aren’t keeping Tian Tian the panda at the Smithsonian National Zoo from frolicking outside.
The Washington Metro system may be closed, but members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"The Old Guard," are staying with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at Arlington National Cemetery despite the conditions. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>"The Tomb Guards maintain a constant vigil at the Tomb no matter the weather conditions," states the group's Facebook page.
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