PHOTOS: Bomb Cyclone Brings Historic Snowfall to the Carolinas as the East Coast Ices Over in Powerful Nor’easter

by Jennifer Grucci

A powerful nor’easter intensified into a bomb cyclone over the weekend, dumping historic snowfall across the Carolinas and coating large stretches of the East Coast in ice—just days after many communities were still digging out from a previous winter storm.

From snow-buried streets in Raleigh, NC, to wind-whipped coastal towns and ice-glazed highways farther north, the fast-moving system delivered heavy snow, dangerous wintry mix, and strong winds that transformed landscapes and disrupted travel from the Southern Appalachians to New England, as captured in the images below.

Snow being removed from Charlotte Douglas International Airport following the winter storm Gianna — Snow being removed from the tarmac at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina following Winter Storm Gianna. (Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Snow is cleared and deposited near the United States Capitol reflecting pool — The freezing temperatures have public service crews calling the hardened piles of snow "snowcrete." (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Snow piles cover the sidewalk as a person in a fur coat with their dog crosses the street in Midtown Manhattan New York — Massive snowbanks cover Manhattan streets as people navigate finding ways to get around by foot or bike. (kena betancur / AFP )

Shackle a tugboat out of New Bedford works to clear ice around the Hingham Shipyard — A tugboat out of New Bedford, MA, works to clear ice around the Hingham Shipyard. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe)

Great South Bay is frozen with boats on it in Long Island New York — Great South Bay is frozen with boats on Long Island, New York. (Thomas Hengge/Anadolu via Getty Images)

New York City Department of Sanitation scoop up snow — New York City Department of Sanitation crews worked nonstop through the storm to clear the massive snowfall. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP )

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