HEAVY SNOW & HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS BATTER NORTHEAST

(Above) New York City received nearly two feet of snow by Saturday. (Courtesy of Spencer Platt, Getty Images)

The historical winter in the Northeast continued this week as hurricane-force winds and heavy snowfall plagued the region. Snowfall totals around two feet fell from Philadelphia to New York City. More snowfall records were broken to add the the numerous records already shattered over the last few months.

Wind gusts over 60mph were common throughout the Northeast on Friday. The highest wind gust was near Portsmouth, N.H. clocked at 91mph. Trees and power lines have been toppled causing the loss of power to over 1,000,000 customers from West Virginia to Massachusetts. The winds and snow will begin to taper off on Saturday.