Blizzard of 2015 slammed Boston and surrounding parts of New England on Tuesday with none of the mercy it unexpectedly showed New York City, piling up more than 2 feet of snow. (Photo: AP)
Gusts of wind are forecast to reach up to 55 miles (about 90 kilometers) per hour and more than 70 mph in eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. (Photo: AP)
Meteorologists said the storm would bring crippling conditions and warned that 28 million people were in the possible blizzard zone. (Photo: AP)
Schools will be closed in Boston on Tuesday and Wednesday, the city's mayor said. (Photo: AP)
Record snowfall in the city of New York was 26.9 inches (68 centimeters) following a 16-hour storm in February 2006. (Photo: AP)
Commuters poured out of Manhattan offices early, packing out stations as trains laid on extra services to get people home as visibility deteriorated dramatically during the afternoon. (Photo: AP)
Flood warnings are also in effect, with officials warning against power outages and falling trees. (Photo: AP)
Heavy snow began falling across the region, expected to escalate into a major storm with poor visibility and dangerous winds overnight that will paralyze parts of New York and New England. (Photo: AP)
States of emergency were declared in New York and New Jersey, and a travel ban imposed in Connecticut as residents scrambled to get home as quickly as possible and prepare for the worst. (Photo: AP)
Winter Storm Juno is expected to dump up to three feet (around a meter) of snow in parts of the northeast, forcing the cancellation of more than 6,000 flights (Photo: AP)
Tens of millions of Americans from New Jersey to the Canadian border braced themselves for a ferocious blizzard that New York's mayor warned could be one of the worst in history. (Photo: AP)
The Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor of more than 35 million people had braced for a paralyzing blast Monday evening and into Tuesday after forecasters warned of a storm of potentially historic proportions. (Photo: AP)
The storm punched out a 40-to-50-foot section of a seawall in Marshfield. (Photo: AP)
Blizzard slams Boston area with 2 feet snow, spares New York