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

Fort Lee, New Jersey

A layer of ice is broken into pieces and floats along the banks of the Hudson river at the Palisades Interstate Park with the George Washington Bridge in the background
Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP

Atlanta, Georgia

A child walks past as ice builds up along a downtown water fountain
Photograph: David Goldman/AP

An image made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) shows the Arctic cold that extends through Canada into the United States
Photograph: Noaa / Handout/EPA