The Art of Winter Weather

• A man makes his way down a street in the early morning in New York, March 2, 2009. An army of snowplows and salt trucks were out in force Monday as New Yorkers woke up to a late winter snowstorm that was expected to blanket the metro region with over a foot of snow.
  
  
  

  Seth Wenig, AP

• The White House grounds are covered in snow in the early morning hours of March 2, 2009, as a snow storm moves up the East Coast.
  
  
  

  Ron Edmonds, AP

• Pedestrians make their way to a Metro station March 2, 2009, in Vienna, Va. A massive snowstorm hit the eastern United States early Monday, dumping more than one foot of snow in some northern states, the National Weather Service said.
  
  
  

  Karen Bleier, AFP / Getty Images

• A pedestrian walks through the snow near the White House in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2009. A massive snowstorm hit the eastern United States early Monday, snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling the morning commute amid freezing temperatures from the deep South to Maine.
  
  
  

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• A woman walks a snow-covered path along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2009. The nation's capital was hit with an overnight snowstorm that dumped up to ten inches of snow in the area.
  
  
  

  Kevin Lamarque, Reuters

• A woman carries her dog in the snow on the Upper East Side of New York March 2, 2009, as a massive winter storm hit the Northeast canceling hundreds of flights and making the morning rush hour difficult with up to a foot of snow in spots.
  
  
  

  Timothy A. Clary, AFP / Getty Images

• An Amish man rides a horse through the snow on March 2, 2009 in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
  
  
  

  Mark Wilson, Getty Images

• A pickup truck makes its way down a steep hill in Chapel Hill, N.C., March 2, 2009. A winter storm blanketed the area overnight, leaving several inches of snow.
  
  
  

  Gerry Broome, AP

• A robin sits in a tree covered in snow during the aftermath of a snowstorm on March 2, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  
  
  

  Streeter Lecka, Getty Images

• Early blooming daffodils are covered with a light dusting of snow in Prattville, Ala., on March 1, 2009. A powerful March snowstorm blanketed much of Alabama and then marched across Georgia on Sunday, forcing some flight cancellations in Atlanta as the East Coast braced for a pummeling amid winter storm warnings.
  
  
  

  Lloyd Gallman, Montgomery Advertiser / AP