What's been dubbed Winter storm Hercules has made headlines this week, hitting the East Coast with incredibly chilly temperatures and insane amounts of snow in a very short period of time. Heavy snowfall first hit the area around Thursday, and people across the Northeast took to social media to share pictures of the storm [1]. Since then, areas north of Boston have seen almost two feet of snow, temperatures in parts of Connecticut have ranged from -5 degrees Fahrenheit to -20, and NYC's been hit by nearly 10 inches in 24 hours. Following the first day of the storm, new NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio was spotted shoveling snow [2] outside his home, and his son, Dante, joked with friends [3] about requesting a snow day from his dad. Meanwhile, cities like Washington DC and Chicago are feeling the effects, and The Weather Channel reports that another storm is coming [4]. As Winter continues to make itself known, take a look at some of the most striking pictures from the Hercules storm.
In NYC, Rockefeller Center's iconic Rainbow Room sign was covered in snow after the city experienced wind chills of 15 degrees below zero plus almost 10 inches of snow overnight.
Snow made its way into the subway stops in Brooklyn, too, where a layer of snow covered the borough's subway stairs.
In the Bronx, a man cleared the sidewalk, leaving giant piles of snow in his wake.
The Brooklyn streets — and cars — were blanketed in several inches of snow after the first night of the storm.
Areas north of Boston saw nearly two feet of snow during the first night of the storm, and strong winds blew snow across the beach in Winthrop, MA.
A man and his dog braved chilly temperatures and blowing snow in Brooklyn after eight inches fell in the NYC borough.
A pile of bicycles was buried beneath inches of snow in NYC after the Winter storm hit the city.
After the overnight storm in Winthrop, MA, a man took to the sidewalk with his snowblower. The nearby city of Boston expected 10 to 19 inches by Friday night, just over 24 hours into the storm.
A woman walked through NYC's snow-covered Central Park the morning after the first major snowfall from the Winter storm.
A man dug his limo out of the snow on NYC's 6th Avenue.