A Delta Airbus waits as it is de-iced at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 4, 2018 near Washington,DC.
The US National Weather Service warned that a major winter storm would bring heavy snow and ice, from Florida in the southeast up to New England and the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday.
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CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 03: Ice builds up along the shore of Lake Michigan on January 3, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Record cold temperatures are gripping much of the U.S. and are being blamed on several deaths over the past week. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 03: Ice collects on the Chicago river on January 3, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Record cold temperatures are gripping much of the U.S. and are being blamed on several deaths over the past week. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Work crews dump road salt during a snowstorm in Times Square in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Water flows over the Niagara Falls, New York, U.S., in this still image taken from a video from January 3, 2018. COURTESY of NISAT SHIMA /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay helps break free tug Stephanie Dann from the ice on the Hudson River near Kingston, New York, U.S., January 2, 2018. Picture taken on January 2, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
GEORGETOWN, DE – JANUARY 04: A tractor trailer lays on its side after running off of he road during a snow storm on January 4, 2018 in Georgetown, Delaware. A winter storm is traveling up the east coast of the United States causing blizzard like conditions in many areas. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP
SAVANNAH, GA – JANUARY 04: Little snowmen are seen on a bench in Forsyth Park as snow and cold weather blanket the area on January 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. The extreme winter storm pummeled the Southeastern United States and is moving towards the east coast with frigid temperatures and heavy wind and snow. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
ORLEANS, MA – JANUARY 03: A woman photographs her English Bull Dog on a jetty next to an ice covered Cape Cod Bay near Rock Harbor on January 3, 2018 in Orleans, Massachusetts. A winter storm is hitting the east coast from Florida to New England bringing snow and frigid temperatures. Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP
