The Northeast’s first whopper snowstorm of the season buried parts of upstate New York under more than 3 feet (1 meter) of snow, broke records in cities and towns across the region, and left plow drivers struggling to clear the roads as snow piled up at more than 4 inches (10 centimeters) per hour.

A boy plays on a mound of snow in front of the skyline of New York City in West New York, New Jersey, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

A woman clears a sidewalk using a snowblower after heavy snowfall in Binghamton, New York, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

A snowman is seen as snow begins to fall in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

A worker clears snow in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

A woman plays with snow in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

Robert Burck, better known as the "Naked Cowboy," falls after snowfall in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

A pedestrian walks through the falling snow in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

Snow shrouds the Empire State Building during a snowstorm in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

A man travels on a scooter in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020, the morning after a powerful snowstorm hit the northeastern U.S. states.

A man clears the snow in Old Bethpage, New York, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

People walk in the snow in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

A snowplow pushes snow near Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

A mask is seen on the ground amid snowfall in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

A person holds an umbrella while walking under the snow in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

A man walks near a traffic jam caused by vehicles stuck on a hill during a snowstorm, in Towson, Maryland, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

Pedestrians walk along North Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

A woman waits for a Long Island Rail Road train in the Queens borough of New York City as snow falls at the start of an oncoming snowstorm, New York, U.S., Dec. 16, 2020.

People go sledding on Central Park's Pilgrim Hill in New York City, New York, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

People walk by the skyline of New York City in West New York, New Jersey, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.

A man cross-country skis along Blackstone Boulevard through fresh snow from a snowstorm, in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., Dec. 17, 2020.