Photos show hardship and fun from massive winter storm on East Coast

Sea ice floats in Boston Harbor, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Boston. After a week of frigid temperatures, a major winter storm is predicted for the region on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A man pushes his way through a winter snowstorm in Atlantic City, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A group of men help a motorist after his vehicle was stuck in the snow near Asbury Park boardwalk during a snowstorm, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Asbury Park, N.J. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Alora Freeman, 8, watches as ice builds along a downtown water fountain in Atlanta, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm scattered a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy north Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday, adding to the misery of a bitter cold snap. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency through Friday for at least 28 counties because of the frigid weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 04: George, who is homeless, pauses in a church alcove, on the streets of Boston as snow falls from a massive winter storm on January 4, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. Schools and businesses throughout the Boston area are closed as the city is expecting over a foot of snow and blizzard like conditions throughout the day. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A man makes his way through the snowfall in Atlantic City, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Vehicles commute southbound on the Garden State Parkway in whiteout conditions during a snowstorm, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Eatontown, N.J. Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. awakened Thursday to the beginnings of a massive winter storm expected to deliver snow, ice and high winds followed by possible record-breaking cold as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard from the Carolinas to Maine. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A delivery man wheels a cart filled with packages across the snow covered streets in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Forecasts for the Boston area call for about a foot of snow during the day and blizzard-like conditions. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Visitors walk around the frozen fountain and snow covered sidewalks at Forsyth Park, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Savannah, Ga .(AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

A man clears snow from a sidewalk, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in New York. Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. awakened Thursday to the beginnings of a massive winter storm expected to deliver snow, ice and high winds followed by possible record-breaking cold as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard from the Carolinas to Maine. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Children sled down a hill on a golf course at the Isle of Palms, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm dumped snow in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three decades before slogging up the Atlantic coast and smacking Southern cities such as Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, with a rare blast of snow and ice. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Seeing her first winter weather, 9-month-old Roxie, eats snow off the ground of the public basketball courts at Forsyth Park, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Savannah, Ga. A brutal winter storm scattered a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

People are seen walking alongside the reflecting pool on the National Mall in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. have awakened to the beginnings of a massive winter storm expected to deliver snow, ice and high winds followed by possible record-breaking cold as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard from the Carolinas to Maine. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

People walk in blowing snow in downtown Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Water from the Raritan Bay is seen frozen under a pier, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Keyport, N.J. The New Jersey Shore, which has been experiencing deep cold weather, is gearing up for a winter storm that forecasters say will bring several inches of snow on Thursday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A large layer of ice covers the water along the shore of the Raritan Bay near the pier at Jersey Shore Beach and Boardwalk, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, seen from Union Beach, N.J. The New Jersey Shore, which has been experiencing deep cold weather, is gearing up for a winter storm that forecasters say will bring several inches of snow on Thursday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Finley Bork, 7, uses a boogie board, typically used on the beach, for sledding down a hill on a golf course at the Isle of Palms, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

With snowballs in hand, Anthony Arcuri seeks unsuspecting targets at Marion Square in Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. It was a snow day all the way down to the beach in South Carolina on Wednesday as a powerful storm pushed snow and freezing rain into areas of the state that hadn't had a major winter storm in eight years. (Matthew Fortner/The Post And Courier via AP)

Charlotte Simpson, 6, of Washington, laughs in the snow as she sleds on a small hill by the Capitol Visitors Center, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Marcus Greenaway, right, laughs as he helps his friend Psyquan Campbell up after Cambell slipped in the snow crossing a street in lower Manhattan in New York, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Mohammed Mostafa clears snow off his merchandise before closing for the day in New York, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. awakened Thursday to the beginnings of a massive winter storm expected to deliver snow, ice and high winds followed by possible record-breaking cold as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard from the Carolinas to Maine. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Fabian Olaya of Woodbridge, Va., skates on a pond near the Washington Monument in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

People with luggage walk through the snow in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Crews work to clear snow from the plaza in front of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A person walks in the snow in Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A man shovels snow as traffic makes it's way east on 81st street, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A woman walks in blowing snow in downtown Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JANUARY 04: Snow accumulates below an store's window surfing display as snow falls on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A 'bomb cycle' winter storm, has caused every East Coast state, from Maine to Florida, to declare at least one weather advisory, winter storm watch, winter storm warning or blizzard warning. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JANUARY 04: Wilmer Romero, 38, shovels snow on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A 'bomb cycle' winter storm, has caused every East Coast state, from Maine to Florida, to declare at least one weather advisory, winter storm watch, winter storm warning or blizzard warning. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JANUARY 04: Snow forms a drift in a parking lot on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New jersey. A 'bomb cycle' winter storm, has caused every East Coast state, from Maine to Florida, to declare at least one weather advisory, winter storm watch, winter storm warning or blizzard warning. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JANUARY 04: Daniel Andujar, 47, uses a tennis racket to clean his truck of snow on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A 'bomb cycle' winter storm, has caused every East Coast state, from Maine to Florida, to declare at least one weather advisory, winter storm watch, winter storm warning or blizzard warning. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: Snow dusts a statue in front of the U.S. Capitol January 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. A large winter storm system dropped less than an inch of snow in Washington and is covering the East Coast with high winds and frigid temperatures. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SAVANNAH, GA - JANUARY 04: A snow and ice cover a bench after a snow fall yesterday mixed with cold weather on January 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. From Maine to Florida every state along the east coast is expected to have to deal with winter weather. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: Architect of the Capitol Mason Perry Curtis shovels snow in front of the U.S. Capitol January 4, 2018 in Washington, United States. A large winter storm system dropped less than an inch of snow in Washington and is covering the East Coast with high winds and frigid temperatures. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NEW HAVEN, CT - JANUARY 04: Light traffic moves north along I-95 on January 4, 2018 in New Haven, Connecticut. The "bomb cyclone" was expected to dump heavy snows in New England as the storm system moved up the U.S. east coast. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

NEW HAVEN, CT - JANUARY 04: A shopkeeper shovels snow on January 4, 2018 in New Haven, Connecticut. The "bomb cyclone" was expected to dump heavy snows in New England as the storm system moved up the U.S. east coast. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

NEW HAVEN, CT - JANUARY 04: A city worker digs out a bus from the snow on January 4, 2018 in New Haven, Connecticut. The "bomb cyclone" was expected to dump heavy snows in New England as the storm system moved up the U.S. east coast. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

SAVANNAH, GA - JANUARY 04: Dylan Zitto slides down a snow covered hill a day after snow fell in the area on January 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. From Maine to Florida every state along the east coast is expected to have to deal with winter weather. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A man covers his face as he visits the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall during a snow storm in Washington, DC, January 4, 2018. A giant winter "bomb cyclone" walloped the US East Coast on Thursday with freezing cold and heavy snow, forcing thousands of flight cancellations and widespread school closures -- and even prompting the US Senate to cancel votes for the rest of the week.Millions of Americans faced potential power outages in bitterly cold sub-freezing temperatures, with some 45,000 people in Virginia and thousands more in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida already affected. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

SAVANNAH, GA - JANUARY 04: A snow covered bike sits on the street after yesterday's snow storm on January 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. From Maine to Florida every state along the east coast is expected to have to deal with winter weather. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A woman looks out over the National Mall from the Lincoln Memorial during a snow storm in Washington, DC, January 4, 2018. A giant winter "bomb cyclone" walloped the US East Coast on Thursday with freezing cold and heavy snow, forcing thousands of flight cancellations and widespread school closures -- and even prompting the US Senate to cancel votes for the rest of the week.Millions of Americans faced potential power outages in bitterly cold sub-freezing temperatures, with some 45,000 people in Virginia and thousands more in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida already affected. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

The Potomac River is covered in ice during a snow storm in Washington, DC, January 4, 2018. A giant winter "bomb cyclone" walloped the US East Coast on Thursday with freezing cold and heavy snow, forcing thousands of flight cancellations and widespread school closures -- and even prompting the US Senate to cancel votes for the rest of the week.Millions of Americans faced potential power outages in bitterly cold sub-freezing temperatures, with some 45,000 people in Virginia and thousands more in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida already affected. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 04: A man walks through the streets of Boston as the snow begins to fall from a massive winter storm on January 4, 2018 in Boston, United States. Schools and businesses throughout the Boston area are closed as the city is expecting over a foot of snow and blizzard like conditions throughout the day. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

SCITUATE, MA - JANUARY 04: A wave crashes over a homes on Lighthouse Rd. as a massive winter storm begins to bear down on the region on January 4, 2018 in Scituate, Massachusetts. The "bomb cyclone" was expected to dump heavy snows in New England as the storm system moved up the U.S. east coast. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 04: A city worker uses a tractor to clear sidewalks as snow falls from a massive winter storm on January 4, 2018 in Boston, United States. Schools and businesses throughout the Boston area are closed as the city is expecting over a foot of snow and blizzard like conditions throughout the day. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A homeless man sits on a steam grate for warmth alongside the National Mall during a snow storm in Washington, DC, January 4, 2018. A giant winter "bomb cyclone" walloped the US East Coast on Thursday with freezing cold and heavy snow, forcing thousands of flight cancellations and widespread school closures -- and even prompting the US Senate to cancel votes for the rest of the week.Millions of Americans faced potential power outages in bitterly cold sub-freezing temperatures, with some 45,000 people in Virginia and thousands more in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida already affected. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 04: George, who is homeless, pauses in a church alcove, on the streets of Boston as snow falls from a massive winter storm on January 4, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. Schools and businesses throughout the Boston area are closed as the city is expecting over a foot of snow and blizzard like conditions throughout the day. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 04: A man walks through the streets of Boston as snow falls from a massive winter storm on January 4, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. Schools and businesses throughout the Boston area are closed as the city is expecting over a foot of snow and blizzard like conditions throughout the day. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JANUARY 04: Wind blows snow and sand at the shoreline on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A 'bomb cycle' winter storm, has caused every East Coast state, from Maine to Florida, to declare at least one weather advisory, winter storm watch, winter storm warning or blizzard warning. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JANUARY 04: Daniel Andujar, 47, uses a tennis racket to clean his truck of snow on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A 'bomb cycle' winter storm, has caused every East Coast state, from Maine to Florida, to declare at least one weather advisory, winter storm watch, winter storm warning or blizzard warning. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 04: Pedestrians cross the street in Harlem during a snow storm on January 4, 2018 in New York City. As a major winter storm moves up the Northeast corridor, New York City is under a winter storm warning and forecasts are calling for six to eight inches of snow. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE - JANUARY 04: A man tries to get his car unstuck in near white out conditions as a storm passes, on January 4, 2018 in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. A winter storm is traveling up the east coast of the United States dumping snow and creating blizzard like conditions in many areas. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A mail delivery person pulls her cart through the snow on January 4, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. A giant winter "bomb cyclone" walloped the US East Coast on Thursday with freezing cold and heavy snow, forcing thousands of flight cancellations and widespread school closures -- and even prompting the US Senate to cancel votes for the rest of the week.Millions of Americans faced potential power outages in bitterly cold sub-freezing temperatures, with some 45,000 people in Virginia and thousands more in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida already affected. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JANUARY 04: as snow falls on January 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A âbomb cyclone❠winter storm, has caused every East Coast state, from Maine to Florida, to declare at least one weather advisory, winter storm watch, winter storm warning or blizzard warning. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)