Winter turned its icy glare on the U.S. this week, blanketing cities and states from east to west with snow and sending temperatures into an Arctic spiral.
Heavy lake-effect snow shut down city hall, canceled school in several districts and led to travel bans across multiple suburbs.
Blades of grass hardened into icicles as snow fell and temperatures dropped in Houston, Texas.
Pedestrians braved the cold while walking in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and children sailed down snow drifts at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
And steam rising off of Lake Michigan in Chicago drew would-be photographers, bundled up and enjoying the view as winter settled in.
Persons:
Winter, Frost, hunkered
Organizations:
Blades, U.S, Capitol
Locations:
Buffalo , New York, In Oregon, Lake Oswego, Portland, New Orleans, Houston , Texas, Chicago, Nashville, Kansas City , Missouri, Washington, Lake Michigan