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    A massive blizzard lashed the Northeast Friday, Feb. 8, and early Saturday, Feb. 9, grounding flights and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Click through for photos.

    At left, Eric Lessard heaves a load of snow over his car, Sunday morning after it was blocked in by drifting snow in Portland, Maine. A blizzard dumped a record 31.9 inches of snow on the city. 

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    School buses are covered in snow after a winter storm in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday.

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    A parking meter pokes out of a snow bank during a blizzard, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Portland, Maine. 

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    Marj Bates and her dog Simon walk past houses and a street coated with frozen sea water as they walk down Rebecca Road in Scituate, Mass., Sunday The coastal town was hit with a storm surge during a fierce winter storm.

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    The Statue of Liberty is seen through a haze of snow blown off a building on a East River pier Saturday in New York.

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    Harley, a Vizsla, displays his athleticism as his owners Darrin and Lorie Campbell clear their driveway in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on Sunday. A major winter storm swept through Atlantic Canada on the weekend, causing power outages and disrupting travel.

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    Wyatt tweeted this photo from New York, writing, "here is that shot i took from earlier. central park the day after BLIZZARD NEMO #snow pic.twitter.com/QsG17jso"

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    Boston College student Greg Joyce tweeted this photo of his school, writing, "Gasson in the blizzard aftermath @BostonCollege #bc #snow #nemo pic.twitter.com/NkxuIR0U"

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    A woman digs out her car after it was blocked in by drifting snow during a blizzard Saturday in Portland, Maine. The storm dumped more than 30 inches of snow as of Saturday afternoon, breaking the record for the biggest storm on record.

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    Jennifer Buchanan tweeted this photo of her front door in Trumbull, Conn., writing, "@LandLopers Ok Matt, can you please add another letter & step so I to get out of here & join you? :-} CT #snow pic.twitter.com/cLeQHUY3"

    She was able to get out a window to clear a path for her dog.

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    Gigi A tweeted this photo, writing, "He is just too cute! Mr Snowman waiting for a friend @CentralParkNYC #winter #snow #NYC pic.twitter.com/HidnLbV3"

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    A man hunches over to protect himself from the wind and blowing snow while walking on the beach at New York's Coney Island Saturday.

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    A Salisbury, Mass., police officer stands on the beach surveying the damage to a house which was hit by a wave and flooded Saturday.

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    Suzanna Choffel tweeted this photo from near New York's Central Park, writing, "Not sure I've ever seen snow come down like this. Insane! #blizzard #NYC #weather pic.twitter.com/iQCeiUpu"

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    Snow in Long Island, New York, uploaded to the SKYE Weather + Photo app on Saturday, Feb. 9, by user pthompson.

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    People shield themselves from the blowing snow as a blizzard arrives in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston on Friday.

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    A statute of George Washington at Federal Hall is covered with snow in New York on Saturday.

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    Snowy walkway in New York, uploaded to the SKYE Weather + Photo app Saturday, Feb. 9, by user Ferraiuolo.

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    A resident of Third Street in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston looks out of his snow-coated front door Saturday.

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    A man runs across the snow-covered Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York City.

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    A pedestrian walks along a snowy path in Central Park Friday in New York.

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    Icicles hang above windows Saturday in Boston. 

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    Snow covers cars in a parking lot at a condominium complex in Danbury, Conn. Saturday morning. 

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    Snowplows (lower left) move past Copley Square in Boston on Saturday.

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    Melania Trump tweeted this photo, writing, "White #NYC! #snow #storm #Nemo pic.twitter.com/x0sPnQlH"

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    Lucie Wicker tweeted this photo of Boston, writing, "In case anyone was wondering what #HanoverStreet looks like right now. #Boston #NorthEnd #snow #nemo pic.twitter.com/ILbQMcYg"

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    Robert Burck, aka the "Naked Cowboy," performs in Times Square as it snows Friday.

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    At left, Kelli Hallett makes a snow angel in Times Square, Friday in New York.

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    Gigi A tweeted this photo, writing, "#snow starting to fall hard now @CentralParkNYC @EverythingNYC #Nemo #winter #storm pic.twitter.com/YHXzscvn"

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    BBC journalist Barra Best tweeted this photo, writing, "Great pic, spooky! Boston College in the #snow. Photo from @newsbreaker #nemo #blizzard2013 pic.twitter.com/iWgsQpRl"

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    A car is stuck in a ditch during the snow storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday.

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    Snow falls on a pedestrian as she leaves the Rag & Bone Fall 2013 fashion collection show during Fashion Week Friday in New York.

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    A user on the SKYE mobile app uploaded this snowy photo of New York City on Friday afternoon.

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    Andre Tranchemantague (left) and Will Guerette ski on a snow-covered road as they make their way to a bar during the early stages of a snowstorm on Friday in Portland, Maine.

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    Tom Stef uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Putting the jacket on and heading out to help this poor guy stuck on my street! #snowpocalypse #onstorm #vaughan pic.twitter.com/AomzBlXJ"

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    Alex Stiver uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Cah-ful when driving your cahs. #blizzard pic.twitter.com/9KSLvXjZ"

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    A truck tries to get past a trailer that was left by the side of the road during a snowstorm in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The storm is poised to dump up to 3 feet of snow from New York City to Boston and points beyond.

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    Peter Marteka uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Time for artsy shot of #ct #blizzard. Swing bridge over Connecticut River in #Portland being frosted in white. pic.twitter.com/F5t1mzSE"

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    Pedestrians cross a snow-covered street in Toronto on Friday.

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    Dayna Vettese uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Luckily I have 4WD: http://twitpic.com/c1yvbu  #onstorm"

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    Gio Benitez uploaded this photo and tweeted, "Heading up to Connecticut to cover the #blizzard. Hey @Ginger_Zee, it's looking like a winter wonderland here! pic.twitter.com/yLNb9yWn"

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    Kathleen DeCosmo uploaded this photo and tweeted, "The view from @BostonLogan: Our last three jets depart before the #NEMO #blizzard. pic.twitter.com/IalyDipx via @JetBlue"

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    Rayburn Vandergrift walks along the snowy and misty Huckleberry Trail after a winter storm deposited snow in Blacksburg, Va., on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

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    Morning rush hour pedestrians make their way to work on Delancey St., Feb. 8, 2013, in New York. 

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    Manchester, Conn., police, block traffic after a pickup truck slid off a snow-covered road into a traffic sign near the Buckland Hill Mall on Friday.

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    Morning rush hour traffic makes its way over the Williamsburg bridge into Manhattan, on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in New York. 

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    John Waller uploaded this photo and tweeted, "At least they have each other #blizzard #nemo pic.twitter.com/8IWTeKfN"

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    Cars are stuck in traffic as a winter storm arrives, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Newington, N.H. 

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    Jack Percoco of Cambridge, Mass., reaches into depleted shelves for milk at a supermarket in Somerville, Mass., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Many stores were facing shortages as people raced to stock up on food before the pending blizzard.

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    The Staten Island Ferry moves across New York Harbor as the Statue of Liberty stands in a cloud of snow and sleet in the early hours of a major winter storm on Feb. 8, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.