In Photos: Much of US Is Covered in a Snow Blanket

Jackson, Mississippi

US flags flutter as snow falls, blanketing vehicles in a car sales lot. The forecast called for a wintry mix of precipitation across several deep south states
Photograph: Rogelio V. Solis/AP

Niagara Falls, New York

Ice forms on a frozen Niagara Falls
Photograph: Destination Niagara USA / HANDOUT HANDOUT/EPA

Chicago, Illinois

Commuters brave sub-zero temperatures as they make their way to work in the Loop
Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images