SNOW COVERS 49 U.S. STATES - BIGGEST STORM OF THE SEASON HITS THE NORTHEAST WORST OF ALL

Map drawn up by NOAA reveals only Florida had no snow on the ground on Thursday morning

Winter storm is expected to dump up to 15 inches of snow on New York, 11 inches on Philadelphia, 8 inches on Boston and 9 inches on Portland, Maine into Friday

In Washington D.C., the streets were empty and federal government officers were shuttered after 15 inches of snow

On Thursday morning, New York Governor declared state of emergency for the city and Long Island

Mayor Bill de Blasio came under fire for choosing to keep schools open

100 million people set to feet the storm's wrath

Utility workers in the South are scrambling to return power to more than half a million people without power

At least 18 people have lost their lives - mostly in car wrecks - in Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Georgia

Read more and see dramatic pictures -
Getting around on skis on Washington DC streets.  No kidding
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2558474/Weather-At-12-dead-thousands-without-power.html

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