Power is slowly being restored in the hardest-hit areas of the East Coast, days after a destructive nor'easter downed trees and power lines, flooded coastal towns and forced a number of school districts to cancel classes — all with another storm forecast for midweek.
March 2, 2018
People stand at the entrance to a pizza shop as water floods a street, in Scituate, Mass., Friday, March 2, 2018. A major nor'easter pounded the East Coast on Friday, packing heavy rain and strong winds as residents from the mid-Atlantic to Maine braced for coastal flooding. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Steven SenneMarch 2, 2018
Waves crash against a seawall near the Scituate Lighthouse, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Scituate, Mass. A major nor'easter pounded the East Coast on Friday, packing heavy rain and strong winds as residents from the mid-Atlantic to Maine braced for coastal flooding. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Steven SenneMarch, 2 2018
Horses gather for food at Song Hill Farm during a storm, Friday, March, 2 2018, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A major nor'easter packing wet, heavy snow has sent tree limbs crashing down, left more than 150,000 customers without power and closed schools across upstate New York. (Skip Dickstein/The Albany Times Union via AP)
SKIP DICKSTEINMarch 2, 2018
A car along Sea St., is under several feet of water during the storm, Friday, March 2, 2018 in Quincy, Mass. A relentless nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways-blown rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from North Carolina to Maine.(Gary Higgins/The Quincy Patriot Ledger via AP)
GARY HIGGINS/The Patriot LedgerMarch 2, 2018
The Quincy Marine Unit Dive Team is transported along a flooded Sea Street by front end loader Friday, March 2, 2018. (Gary Higgins/The Quincy Patriot Ledger via AP)
Gary HigginsMarch 2, 2018
Eastbound traffic, left, crawls along partially-cleared lanes of Interstate 90 just west of Interstate 86 in Greenfield Township, Pa., Friday, March 2, 2018, after a storm accompanied by high winds dropped about seven inches of snow on the Erie, Pa., region. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)
Christopher MilletteMarch 2, 2018
A family walks down a snowy street during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa. A nor'easter pounded the Atlantic Coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Matt SlocumMarch 2, 2018
Streets department workers David Boardly, left, and James Ockimey clear a downed tree during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa. A nor'easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Matt SlocumMarch 2, 2018
Streets department worker James Ockimey clears a downed tree during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa. A nor'easter pounded the Atlantic Coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. Several people were killed by falling trees or branches. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Matt SlocumMarch 2, 2018
In this Friday, March 2, 2018 photo, fuel is siphoned from an overturned tractor-trailer on northbound 29 in Amhesrt, Va. Virginia's coast is bracing for possible flooding in the wake of the nor'easter that slammed into the East Coast. High-wind warnings remain in effect through Saturday while coastal flooding warnings will last until 5 p.m. Sunday. The worst flooding is expected to take place during Saturday's two high tides. (Jay Westcott/The News & Advance via AP)
Jay WestcottMarch 3, 2018
Curious onlookers gather in Sagamore Beach, Mass., to photograph heavy surf on Cape Cod Bay during the midday high tide on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Coastal areas from Maryland to Maine remain under flood warnings as a powerful nor'easter moves further out to sea after inundating roads, snapping trees and knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/William J. Kole)
William J. KokeMarch 3, 2018
A large wave crashes into a seawall in Winthrop, Mass., Saturday, March 3, 2018, a day after a nor'easter pounded the Atlantic coast. Officials in eastern Massachusetts, where dozens of people were rescued from high waters overnight, warned of another round of flooding during high tides expected at midday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Michael DwyerMarch 3, 2018
A woman gets caught by a wave as heavy seas continue to come ashore in Wintrhrop, Mass., Saturday, March 3, 2018, a day after a nor'easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Michael DwyerMarch 3, 2018
Two cars are caught by a wave coming over the seawall as heavy seas continue to come ashore in Wintrhrop, Mass., Saturday, March 3, 2018. People along the Northeast coast braced for more flooding during high tides Saturday even as the powerful storm that inundated roads, snapped trees and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses moved hundreds of miles out to sea. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Michael DwyerMarch 4, 2018
Waves crash against Minot Light off the Scituate coast off Massachusetts, Sunday, March 4, 2018 as a large nor'easter that hit over the weekend continues to batter the coast. The 89-foot-tall lighthouse was built in 1855. (Greg Derr/The Quincy Patriot Ledger via AP)
Greg DerrMarch 4, 2018
A bus is covered by a tree that collapsed onto power lines due to a storm last Friday in Bryan Mawr, Pa., Sunday, March 4, 2018. The road is closed until crews can clean the mess. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Michael BryantMarch 4, 2018
An electrical worker for INTREN, a electric company from Chicago that drove two days to get to Philadelphia to help PECO restore power, walks by a damaged vehicle on in Bryn Mawr, Pa., on Sunday, March 4 2018, that was crushed by a falling tree on Friday. The driver was able to climb out the window and received several stitches for his injuries. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Michael BryantMarch 4, 2018
Heavy equipment operators works to clear away several feet of sand that had covered Central Avenue in Scituate, Mass., on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Skies were clear Sunday over much of the Northeast hit by the storm but many communities faced major challenges restoring power and cleaning up debris. (Greg Derr/The Quincy Patriot Ledger via AP)
Greg DerrMarch 4, 2018
Noah Casey of Cranberry Landscape & Design of Cape Cod works with an excavator to move around pieces of a large tree that fell in this cemetery in Brewster, Mass. Some of the headstones were damaged, Casey said. The landscape company, Casey said, is based in Brewster and maintains the grounds of the cemetery. (Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times via AP)
Merrily CassidyMarch 4, 2018
Shellfisherman Arthur Martinez of Truro walks along the breakwater and past the 42-foot vessel Artemis Sunday, March 4, 2018 in Provincetown, Mass. The boat was moored near MacMillan Pier and broke away Friday morning during the nor'easter. It moved westward in the harbor and eventually pushed against the breakwater, according to Coast Guard officials. The vessel has not been actively used for commercial fishing and had been stripped of all gear. No fuel was onboard. (Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times via AP)
Merrily CassidyMarch 4, 2018
Jane, left, and Dan Hannigan walk through a debris laden trail along Rebecca Road near the lighthouse in Scituate, Mass., in the aftermath of a nor'easter storm on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (Matt West/The Boston Herald via AP)
Matt WestMarch 4, 2018
A lineman repairs utility lines from a bucket truck along Route 3A in Marshfield, Mass., in the aftermath of a nor'easter storm on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (Matt West/The Boston Herald via AP)
Matt WestMarch 4, 2018
Kaylee Collin, right, and Spencer Stone walk through water along North Avenue in Camp Ellis in Saco, Maine on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The coastal neighborhood as well as other parts of the southern Maine coast were flooded for the third day in a row on Sunday. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP)
Gregory Rec
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