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A police officer approaches a five car pile-up in Sandy Springs, Ga. on Jan. 29, 2014.
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The Barton Dam at Ann Arbor's Barton Park is pictured completely frozen over on Jan. 28, 2014.
![Marines from Camp Lejeune sled down a hill in Jacksonville,...]()
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Marines from Camp Lejeune sled down a hill in Jacksonville, N.C. on Jan. 29, 2014.
![A pedestrian walks past traffic in Atlanta on Jan. 28,...]()
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A pedestrian walks past traffic in Atlanta on Jan. 28, 2014. According to Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee, the department responded to more than 285 crashes.
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Abandoned vehicles sit on an exit ramp off Interstate 285 in in Dunwoody, Ga. on Jan. 29, 2014.
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Ice covers the surface of the Hudson River near the Chelsea Piers in New York City on Jan. 28, 2014.
![Steam rises off Lake Michigan near the Navy Pier Ferris...]()
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Steam rises off Lake Michigan near the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel on Jan. 27, 2014 in Chicago.
![Steam rises from Lake Michigan in this breathtaking shot, taken...]()
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Steam rises from Lake Michigan in this breathtaking shot, taken in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2014. The city has had 18 brutal days at or below zero degrees this season, according to reports.
![Slush covers Hay Street in Fayetteville, N.C. early on the...]()
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Slush covers Hay Street in Fayetteville, N.C. early on the morning of Jan. 29, 2014.
![A view overlooking Cobb Parkway in Atlanta shows abandoned cars...]()
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A view overlooking Cobb Parkway in Atlanta shows abandoned cars sitting along the median after winter weather brought 2 inches of snow to the area, causing chaos throughout the city's roads.
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Ice forms in the water at the 31st Street Beach in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2014.
![Traffic appears tangled along an Atlanta freeway on Jan. 29,...]()
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Traffic appears tangled along an Atlanta freeway on Jan. 29, 2014. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said the National Guard was sending in help to remove vehicles and bring supplies to stranded motorists.
![Abandoned cars are piled up on I-75 in Atlanta on...]()
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Abandoned cars are piled up on I-75 in Atlanta on Jan. 29, 2014.
![Like frozen tumbleweeds, "snow rollers" form in Dublin, Ohio on...]()
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Like frozen tumbleweeds, "snow rollers" form in Dublin, Ohio on Jan. 28, 2014. The natural phenomenon occurs when chunks of snow are blown by the wind.
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Cars drive around a Budweiser delivery truck that veered off a road on Jan. 28, 2014 in Wilsonville, Ala.
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Ice forms by the boat docks at 31st Street Beach in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2014.
![Blowing snow makes visibility difficult for drivers in South Bend,...]()
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Blowing snow makes visibility difficult for drivers in South Bend, Ind. on Jan. 27, 2014.
![Motorists trudge through the snow after icy conditions made driving...]()
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Motorists trudge through the snow after icy conditions made driving difficult during a winter weather storm sweeping through Canton, Ga. on Jan. 28, 2014.
![The Capitol Reflecting Pool freezes over on Jan. 27, 2014...]()
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The Capitol Reflecting Pool freezes over on Jan. 27, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
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A poster the 1954 musical romantic comedy, 'White Christmas'. The National Weather Service says life won't be imitating art for New Yorkers this season.
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Sheets of ice form along the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2014.
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No, those aren't snowballs. Cylindrical snow rollers dot a field near Oil City, Pa. The snowy sculptures are popping up throughout the Midwest thanks to an ideal combination of snow and wind.
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John Fitzgerald, a lineman for Dominion Power, used cross-country skis to get to work on Jan. 29, 2014.
![Sammy Rouchdi helps out stranded motorist Cameron Scheeler in Dunwoody,...]()
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Sammy Rouchdi helps out stranded motorist Cameron Scheeler in Dunwoody, Ga. on Jan. 28, 2014.
![A minivan is pulled out of a ditch near Alexandria,...]()
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A minivan is pulled out of a ditch near Alexandria, Ind. on Jan. 25, 2014.
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A vehicle is run off the road during a rare snowstorm in Canton, Ga. on Jan. 28, 2014. Some students in the Atlanta area were stranded at schools and needed to be rescued by state troopers.
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A sundog forms around the sun on the morning of Jan. 27, 2014 in Rockford, Ill. Sundogs are caused by light refracting through ice crystals in the atmosphere during cold weather.
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An NOAA satellite image from Jan. 28, 2014 shows a cold front moving across North America. The weather front is bringing rain showers in South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida, lake effect snow in the Great Lakes region, light snow in northern Arkansas, southern Missouri, and northern Oklahoma and wintry mix in central and eastern Texas.
![Traffic snarls along Georgia's Interstates 75 and 85 as snow...]()
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Traffic snarls along Georgia's Interstates 75 and 85 as snow hits the Atlanta area on Jan. 28, 2014. The storm delivered more than 3 inches of snow in some parts of Georgia, causing traffic jams and accidents in an area unprepared for winter weather. The states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi declared states of emergency.
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Temperatures have been wavering at an incredible -10 degrees in Chicago, a city that can't seem to thaw out as Arctic air continues to blast the Midwest.
![An abandoned DeKalb County school bus is parked on an...]()
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An abandoned DeKalb County school bus is parked on an exit ramp off Interstate 285 in Dunwoody, Ga. on Jan. 29, 2014.
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This photo taken with a fisheye lens shows a highway interchange covered with snow and ice on Jan. 29, 2014 in Atlanta.
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People sleep on the floor of a Publix grocery store in Atlanta after being stranded on Jan. 29, 2014.
![Ron Selleck walks through snow near his propane tank in...]()
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Ron Selleck walks through snow near his propane tank in North Branch, Minn. on Jan. 26, 2014.
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Curtis Tesch attaches a tow hook to his car, which skidded off the road and into the snow near Waseca, Minn. on Jan. 27, 2014.
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National Guard Pfc. Josh Krunnker prepares to tow a car in Dunwoody, Ga. on Jan. 29, 2014.
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A lone runner jogs along the shore of Lake Michigan on Jan. 27, 2014 in Chicago.
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Beth Schmader and her dog, Porsche walk through a field filled with snow rollers in Cranberry Township, Pa. on Jan. 27, 2014.
![Eli Banks plays in the snow with his dog, Echo,...]()
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Eli Banks plays in the snow with his dog, Echo, on Jan. 28, 2014 in Atlanta.
![Traffic is stopped on Interstate 65 in Hoover, Ala. on...]()
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Traffic is stopped on Interstate 65 in Hoover, Ala. on Jan. 29, 2014.
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The storm stranded people in the aisles after snow snarled traffic in the area.
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A pedestrian walks through blowing snow in St. Joseph, Mich. on Jan. 25, 2014.
![Jesse Hatcher surveys his car after crashing it near Conyers,...]()
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Jesse Hatcher surveys his car after crashing it near Conyers, Ga. on Jan. 28, 2014. He says another driver caused him to lose control of his car on Georgia's Interstate 20.
![A motorist is forced to abandon a vehicle at the...]()
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A motorist is forced to abandon a vehicle at the bottom of an icy hill along Georgia State Highway 140 after snow and ice brought traffic to a screeching halt in Canton, Ga.
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Ice forms in the water along Lake Michigan on Jan. 27, 2014 in Chicago. A cold front of south-moving Arctic air brought frigid temperatures on Sunday night. But don't call this a polar vortex. "It's just been a very persistent pattern" of cold air, National Weather Service Meteorologist Scott Blair said.
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Barge traffic moves at a glacial pace along the partially frozen Illinois River near Pekin, Ill. on Jan. 27, 2014.
![A man photographs the frozen Chicago River on Jan. 27,...]()
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A man photographs the frozen Chicago River on Jan. 27, 2014 in Chicago. Chicago Public Schools closed on Monday and Tuesday due to the weather.
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Shoppers this Christmas may forego gifts of coats and sweaters.
Oh, the weather outside is spiteful.
If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas this year, the forecasters have a little advice: Keep dreaming.
New York will be anything but a winter wonderland when Santa flies by on Christmas Eve.
MOM-AND-POP STORES SUFFER AS MILD NYC WEATHER DAMPENS SEASONAL SALES
“I can definitely tell you there won’t be snow,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Carlie Buccola.
She said Thursday’s predicted 70-degree temperatures could break a record, and the low 60s on Christmas Day could come close.
Bad for snowman building, but great for riding new bikes.
“It’s crazy,” said David Ontinoff, 36, a project manager from West Orange, N.J., was doing some Christmas shopping for friends in SoHo.
“I don’t even need to go anywhere for a sunny vacation. It doesn’t change the holiday, but it changes the gifts. Instead of coats and sweaters I can buy shorts and shirts.”
