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At a Glance Nearly 5 feet of snow fell in some areas, including 58 inches in Vermont.

Officials have confirmed at least 16 deaths from the storm.

Winter Storm Stella has moved out of the Northeast after dumping 3 to nearly 5 feet of snow in some areas, paralyzing several major cities, knocking out power out to half a million and crippling air travel for thousands.

A new top snow total was reported Thursday morning: The Bolton Valley Ski Area in the Green Mountains of northern Vermont east of Burlington reported a storm total of 58 inches of snow.

The powerful storm killed at least 16 people, grounded more than 6,000 flights and shut down several major cities, including New York City and Boston.

Airlines were working to return to normal operations Thursday.

Sixteen deaths have been attributed to the storm:

A 10-year-old boy died in Pendleton, New York , Wednesday after he became trapped in a pile of snow against a building, WIVB reports. The child was reportedly digging a tunnel into the pile when it collapsed on him.

Three people died in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , Wednesday, County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan III told the Republican Herald. The deaths include two men in Ringtown and an 83-year-old woman in Wayne Township. All three died of apparent heart attacks while shoveling snow.

A 23-year-old man was killed Wednesday in a crash on the ice- and snow-covered Interstate 78 in Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press.

A 47-year-old man died of a heart attack Tuesday while shoveling snow at his parents' home on Staten Island, reports WABC.

A man died of heart attack Tuesday after removing snow at his home in the Town of Newburgh, NY, police confirmed.

A 16-year-old was killed in New Hampshire Tuesday morning after crashing on a snowy roadway. According to AP, she was the daughter of a police department dispatcher.

In Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a Department of Public Works employee died Tuesday after the truck he was driving was struck by a plow train.

In East Hartford, Connecticut, an elderly man died after being struck by a snowplow Tuesday afternoon, police said.

In Canada, a driver of a tractor-trailer died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a multi-vehicle pileup Tuesday in southern Ontario.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner told CBS 58 that a 68-year-old man collapsed and died while shoveling snow in South Milwaukee on Monday.

A 76-year-old man on Milwaukee's north side collapsed and died Monday while removing snow.

A 78-year-old man died on the North side of Milwaukee, also after shoveling.

A 64-year-old man collapsed on Park Avenue in South Milwaukee and died.

Another Southside Milwaukee man died after snow blowing. He was 76.

New York

Top Snow Total: 42 inches, West Winfield

The storm prompted Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare a state of emergency Tuesday for all of New York's 62 counties, including New York City. He also directed non-essential state employees to stay home from work, reports the AP.

Wednesday he announced that he is sending 100 large plows and 100 members of the National Guard to assist in snow removal in the state's southern tier region.

The storm grounded more than 3,000 in the New York City area alone, stranding hundreds of passengers, and nearly all New York City mass transit systems had delays, suspensions and cancellations. Most returned to normal by Wednesday morning, although the Metro-North Railroad continues to operate on a modified schedule into and out of New York's Grand Central Terminal Wednesday as it recovers from the snowstorm, the AP reports.

Two homes under construction near the beach in the Far Rockaway section of Queens collapsed during the storm. No injuries were reported, the fire department told the AP.

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New Jersey

Top Snow Total: 20.3 inches, Vernon

Gov. Chris Christie declared a state of emergency Monday ahead of the storm. With plunging temperatures threatening to freeze roadways on Wednesday, Christie said he wanted the state to be prepared for the worst.

“I want the storm to be completely out of here before we lift the state of emergency,” Christie said.

(WATCH: Car Erupts in Flames in Snowstorm )

Roughly 1,000 homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday night, according to AP.

Parts of Atlantic City and other towns in southern New Jersey experienced significant tidal flooding. The tide reached 7.8 feet in Atlantic City Tuesday morning, just shy of the 8-foot threshold that can lead to major flooding. Route 322 in West Atlantic City was shut down, as were some smaller streets around the area, AP also reports.

A couple of wind gusts were clocked at 62 mph on the Jersey Shore, according to weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce.

(MORE: What to Know About Stella )

Pennsylvania

Top Snow Total: 34.5 inches, Oakland

Icy conditions Wednesday caused a vehicle to slip off Route 1 near Creek Road and slam into a snow bank in Chads Ford Wednesday. Two people were injured, reports the AP.

On Tuesday, a 23-month-old child in need of a heart transplant was escorted on an 80-mile trip from East Stroudsburg to Danville by state snowplows and troopers through the storm, the governor said.

Several avalanches were reported, including one that shut down Route 92 in Wyoming County, according to emergency management.

Massachusetts

Top Snow Total: 21.5 inches, Granville

A day after the storm, about 19,000 National Grid customers in Massachusetts remain without power, reports the AP.

Around 40 percent of departures and 17 percent of arrivals were canceled at Bradley International Airport as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to masslive.com.

"Passengers should check with their airline on their individual flight itineraries and rebooking options," airport officials said in a statement.

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In Hingham, a family of four was displaced after a tree fell and smashed through the roof of their house, according to CBS Boston. No one was hurt in the incident.

In Longmeadow, a Department of Public Works employee died after the truck he was driving was struck by an Amtrak plow train , 22News reported. Longmeadow Town Manager Stephen Crane told 22News the employee was clearing the road leading up to the tracks when the crash occurred.

Connecticut

Top Snow Total: 21 inches, Middletown

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy lfted a statewide travel ban in the state Tuesday afternoon, according to CBS New York. He said state agencies would re-open for business Wednesday and credited the travel ban with helping crews remove snow on state roads.

The governor also said there were 38 wrecks during the road travel ban.

Hundreds of school districts are closed in the state or opening late Wednesday, according to NBC Connecticut .

Virginia

Top Snow Total: 8.1 inches, Winchester

Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told the AP troopers responded to at least 150 crashes and disabled vehicles statewide. She says many of them were in northern Virginia. No serious injuries were reported.

Dominion Power reported more than 41,000 customers without power around the state, including more than 36,000 in the Richmond area.

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Top Snow Total: 13 inches, Burrillville

About 8,500 National Grid customers found themselves without power Tuesday, and schools were closed throughout the state, reports the AP.

No one was hurt when high winds knocked over a state-owned wind turbine at a Narragansett beach.

Maryland

Top Snow Total: 11 inches, Sabillasville

Maryland State Police said troopers responded to 101 crashes, none serious.

(MORE: Stunning Ice on Lake Superior )

At the height of the storm, more than 20,000 homes were without power .

Midwest

Before targeting the East, Stella wreaked havoc in the Midwest, killing two and causing hundreds of wrecks.

Nearly 70 vehicles were involved in collisions on Interstate 41 in Washington County Monday, WISN.com reports. There were five or six crashes in the southbound lanes, one of which involved 46 cars. Minor injuries were reported.

Wisconsin officials also said 12 cars and five tractor-trailers were involved in a pileup Monday that occurred in the northbound lanes of I-43, WBAY.com reported. Three people had minor injuries, but no deaths were reported. The interstate was shut down between Highways 42 and 23 after the crash.

In Minnesota, more than 400 crashes were reported Sunday, one of which was a pileup that shut down Interstate 694 in Fridley.

In Iowa, snow-covered highways caused dozens of accidents in multiple counties, but no deaths were reported, according to the Associated Press.

More than 1.1 million Michigan DTE Energy customers lost power at the height of the storm.

MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Photos of Winter Storm Stella </s> Image copyright Off-Road Adventures/via REUTERS Image caption A snow storm struck the US south-eastern states over the weekend

A heavy snowstorm has swept through US south-eastern states, killing at least three people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

A state of emergency has been declared in North Carolina, with some areas reporting as much as 0.5m (18.5ins) of snow over the weekend.

One man died after a tree fell on his car. A search is under way for a driver whose vehicle was found in a river.

Thousands of flights were also cancelled across the region.

Image copyright Twitter/Bryce Sigmon/via REUTERS Image caption A boathouse in North Carolina destroyed by the storm

'A dangerous system'

Snow, sleet and freezing rain continues to impact the South.

At a news conference on Monday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said "a year's worth of snowfall fell in some places in a day".

More than 300,000 people were affected by electricity outages in the Carolinas, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia on Sunday, while storm warnings remained in place in the south-east "especially North Carolina and Virginia", the National Weather Service (NWS) said in a tweet.

The storm was expected to move off the coast on Monday, although the NWS's lead forecaster Michael Schichtel warned it would continue to be "a dangerous system".

"It's slow to move off the Carolinas but a saving grace is that it won't hit New England," he told Reuters news agency.

Image copyright Rod Wilbourn/via REUTERS Image caption Snow hits a porch in Banner Elk, North Carolina

In some areas, so much snow fell the weight brought power lines crashing down.

But the main danger appeared to be on the roads.

Almost 60 crashes were reported in Virginia, state police told local media, with the number rising to 672 in North Carolina as of Monday morning.

NWS officials warned of black ice forming on roads on Monday and into Tuesday.

Gov Cooper emphasised that the roads could "turn into ice rinks" even as the storm passes.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hundreds of road accidents were reported

On Monday, the governor confirmed three storm-related deaths, saying the snow "turned into a nightmare and tragedy".

A man was killed in a suburb of Charlotte when a tree fell on his car. A second person was taken to hospital following the accident, WRAL.com said.

A woman receiving hospice care in the western part of the state also died during the storm.

Near Winston-Salem, another individual died of a heart condition on the way to a shelter, according to the governor's office.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A snow storm struck the US south-eastern states over the weekend

Gov Cooper urged residents to check on their loved ones and neighbours, particularly senior citizens.

The North Carolina National Guard remains active. The troops rescued 20 people in Wilkesboro, Brig Gen Todd Hunt said at the news conference, and continue to assist with road clearing and traffic accidents.

Several hundred miles east, in Kinston, divers were searching for another driver, whose tractor-trailer apparently crashed into the Neuse River.

Officials were alerted after debris was spotted on a bridge over the river, ABC12 said. </s> (CNN) — A strong wintry storm still was dumping snow Friday in far northern New England after creating traffic havoc that claimed at least eight lives across the country's eastern half and knocked out power for tens of thousands of people.

A mix of rain, snow and ice that initially hit the Midwest caused headaches from the South to the Northeast, leaving up to a foot of snow in some parts of the latter and widespread freezing rain and ice accumulations elsewhere. Conditions prompted school closures, hours-long delays for commuters and hundreds of flight cancellations.

Pedestrians push through a wintry mix of snow and ice Thursday in New York.

About 200,000 customers in four states were without power at 6 p.m. ET Friday, according to Poweroutage.us, in part due to freezing rain.

The snow in the Northeast was expected to end Saturday morning, though gusty winds and coastal flooding will continue, the National Weather Service said . Another cold front will drop additional snowfall from the Great Lakes to the New England interior through Sunday. </s> March 5 (UPI) -- Weather forecasters predict a second winter storm will hit the northeastern United States later this week as some in the region were without power from last week's nor'easter.

Meteorologists issued a winter storm watch for parts of New England down to New York and New Jersey. The storm is expected to reach the Long Island and New Jersey shorelines Wednesday evening and night, bringing heavy snow and rain.

New York is expected to receive up to 10 inches of snow and Philadelphia is forecast to see 3 inches to 6 inches. Washington and Baltimore will fall in the southern portion of the storm's snow production Wednesday and are expected to experience little to no snow collection.

At least seven people, including two children, died in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland and Virginia during the first winter storm, which blasted the region on Friday and Saturday.

Winds toppled power lines and flooded coastal towns throughout the Northeast as about 2 million homes and businesses lost power.

About 365,000 people were without electricity in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware on Monday, NBC News reported.

The first storm also prompted the National Weather Service to issue coastal flood and high surf warnings in Puerto Rico as its powerful winds caused breaking waves of 18 feet to 30 feet Monday

Meteorologist John Morales described the waves, which also affected Hispaniola and the Virgin Islands as "one of the worst ocean swell events in recent decade."

"The ocean swell event has been so impactful in the Caribbean that even within San Juan Bay the rising water and wave action caused damage along the outside of ancient wall surrounds Old San Juan," he said. </s> Winter storm Eleanor reached Europe on Wednesday, bringing heavy winds and flooding and leaving at least three people dead.

The storm battered France, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands on Wednesday, after hitting the U.K., where thousands of homes are still without power and winds reached 100 miles per hour, according to the BBC.

A skier in the French Alps died after being hit by a falling tree, the New York reported. Two people died on the northern coast of Spain after being swept away by a wave, according to the BBC. And several people were injured after winds blew a train off its tracks in Switzerland.

About 200,000 households in France lost electricity as a result of the storm, the Associated Press reported, while strong winds caused flight delays at major airports in Paris and Amsterdam. </s> 01:57 How One Couple Visited All 61 U.S. National Parks in Seven Months Steven and Lauren Keys decided to take on a seven-month adventure: Visit all 61 National Parks and spend as little money as possible. For more on the trip, visit their website: tripofalifestyle.com

At a Glance - For the second time in less than a week, a nor'easter slammed the East Coast.

- This storm ended up much snowier than Riley along the I-95 corridor.

- The combination of heavy snow and strong winds resulted in tree damage and power outages.

Winter Storm Quinn brought up to 3 feet of heavy, wet snow and wind gusts over 50 mph to residents in the Northeast, causing more than 1 million power outages.

Winter Storm Quinn developed in late February near the U.S. West Coast as a rather sluggish trough of low pressure that slouched into the Southwest. Quinn brought more than six feet of snow to the Sierra during its multi-day voyage through the Rockies before bringing near-blizzard conditions to parts of the northern Plains.

To read more about the early days of Winter Storm Quinn, including its trek through the West and Midwest, see the first part of our Winter Storm Quinn recap here .

Widespread thundersnow was reported in the New York City area, parts of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and southern New England Wednesday afternoon and early-evening, along with snowfall rates up to 3 inches per hour.

(Northeast News: At Least 2 Dead; Nearly a Million Without Power )

The thundersnow led to a teacher being struck by lightning while on bus duty Wednesday afternoon in Ocean County, New Jersey, NBC10 Philadelphia reported. She was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

The combination of heavy, wet snow and strong winds has brought down many large trees in the Northeast. A truck was hit by a falling tree on a Greenwich, Connecticut, highway early Wednesday evening. The driver reportedly escaped without injury.

Additionally, one person was killed in Suffern, New York, after a tree collapsed on top of them , News 12 Westchester reported. Officials have not yet released their identity.

As of late Wednesday evening, the top snow total was 26.8 inches in Montville, New Jersey.

The Schuylkill Expressway was shut down just west of Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon, as heavy snow led to numerous vehicle accidents.

In Philadelphia's northwest suburbs, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, reported 4.5 inches of snowfall in only 90 minutes Wednesday afternoon. On Long Island, Islip, New York, received snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour early Wednesday evening.

Overall, the heaviest snow fell from northern New Jersey to parts of central Maine through Thursday.

Below are the top snowfall totals by state:

Connecticut: 28 inches in Warren; 26.8 inches in New Fairfield; 16.2 inches in Danbury; 8.7 inches in Hartford

28 inches in Warren; 26.8 inches in New Fairfield; 16.2 inches in Danbury; 8.7 inches in Hartford Delaware: 2.1 inches in Newark

2.1 inches in Newark Maine: 21.5 inches in Hartford; 19 inches in Sanford and Farmington; 15.7 inches in Portland; 13.5 inches in Brunswick

21.5 inches in Hartford; 19 inches in Sanford and Farmington; 15.7 inches in Portland; 13.5 inches in Brunswick Maryland: 4.5 inches near Churchville and Bel Air

4.5 inches near Churchville and Bel Air Massachusetts: 32 inches in Clarksburg; 30 inches in North Adams;13.5 inches in Pittsfield; 16.2 inches in Worcester; 5.9 inches in Boston

32 inches in Clarksburg; 30 inches in North Adams;13.5 inches in Pittsfield; 16.2 inches in Worcester; 5.9 inches in Boston New Hampshire: 20 inches in Sunapee; 18 inches near Madison and Washington; 16 inches in Dover

20 inches in Sunapee; 18 inches near Madison and Washington; 16 inches in Dover New Jersey: 26.8 inches in Montville; 24 inches near Franklin Lakes; 23 inches in North Caldwell

26.8 inches in Montville; 24 inches near Franklin Lakes; 23 inches in North Caldwell New York: 26 inches in Sloatsburg; 24.5 inches near Hillsdale; 15.1 inches in Saratoga Springs; 3.2 inches in Central Park

26 inches in Sloatsburg; 24.5 inches near Hillsdale; 15.1 inches in Saratoga Springs; 3.2 inches in Central Park Pennsylvania: 10.5 inches in Lower Makefield Township; 6.1 inches in Philadelphia

10.5 inches in Lower Makefield Township; 6.1 inches in Philadelphia Rhode Island: 13 inches in Burrillville; 11.3 inches in North Foster; 4.2 inches in North Providence; 2.3 inches in Providence

13 inches in Burrillville; 11.3 inches in North Foster; 4.2 inches in North Providence; 2.3 inches in Providence Vermont: 36 inches near Woodford; 32.5 inches in Searsburg; 25 inches in Wilmington; 8.9 inches in Bennington

In addition to the snow, winds have gusted over 50 mph from parts of Long Island into New England, with a few gusts near 60 mph on Cape Cod and Nantucket, leading to hundreds of thousands of power outages across the Northeast.

Why Did the 'Q' Storm (Quinn) Affect the Northeast After the 'R' Storm (Riley)?

Winter Storm Quinn was named Feb. 28 as it began to impact the Sierra Nevada and other parts of the Mountain West with heavy snow and strong winds.

The Weather Channel and weather.com did not assign a name to Winter Storm Riley until early the following morning, Thursday, March 1, when the Buffalo National Weather Service office issued winter storm warnings for about 2.8 million people in western and north-central New York. That exceeded the population criterion (2 million) to name Riley.

Had the naming criteria been reached for last week's nor'easter before it was met for the western storm, last week's nor'easter would have become Quinn and the current storm would be Riley. Since that wasn't the case, the Northeast will actually be impacted by the "Q" storm (Quinn) after the "R" storm (Riley). </s> LONDON
• A powerful winter storm battered Europe yesterday, killing one woman and leaving 330,000 homes without power in France as flights and train services were cancelled and coastal areas put on flood alert.

Britain issued nearly a dozen severe flood warnings, meaning there was a risk of severe flooding and danger to life, and urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes in several seaside communities.

The storm, named Egon, also battered Belgium and Germany, where the key international hub of Frankfurt airport cancelled 120 flights, according to German media.

Eurostar cancelled two trains between London and Paris, while 180 passengers were forced to spend a chilly night on a high-speed Thalys train from Brussels to the French capital that finally arrived 10 hours late.

"We stopped on the tracks at around 9pm," said Mr Eduardo Soteras, a passenger on the train.

"At first we had electricity, but then it (was) cut. We found ourselves in the dark without heating."

In France, a woman was killed by a falling tree in her garden in a village near the Mediterranean resort of Nice, while another woman in Albania was found dead on Thursday outside her home in the southern town of Saranda.

"She died in front of her children. Her husband immediately tried to help by cutting the tree, but it was too late," a French police official said of the death there.

Winds of up to 146kmh hit France's Channel port of Dieppe overnight, while parts of Germany were bracing for up to 30cm of snow yesterday.

Since the end of last week, a winter cold snap across Europe has killed more than 60 people, with homeless people and migrants stranded in countries such as Greece and Serbia most at risk.

Separately, an ice storm heading for the central United States was threatening to take down trees and power lines and create treacherous travel conditions yesterday and into the weekend, the National Weather Service said.

Ice, freeze rain and winter storm warnings were in effect for a large swathe of the Plains, from the Texas panhandle north into Iowa and east through central Indiana, it added. </s> The death toll from violent rainstorms battering Italy has risen to nine, officials said Tuesday.

Most of the country’s northern region remains under a red alert after catastrophic rains and severe winds pounded much of the country, resulting in downed trees, tidal flooding, and thousands left without power.

Venice has been inundated by floodwaters — the worst seen in the Italian city for at least a decade.

On Monday, the water rose to more than five feet above sea level at high tide, bringing three-quarters of the canal city under water.

“The exceptional wave of bad weather leaves us with a dramatic toll: nine dead, four serious injuries and one person missing,” said Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.

The national fire brigade said it had intervened in 7,000 cases across the country and that one of its members died after being crushed by a tree during a rescue operation in a small town in the northeast Italian province of South Tyrol.

Authorities said Tuesday that a woman died in the north region of Trentino when her home was overcome by a mudslide and that a man was killed by a falling tree in the northeastern region of Veneto.

Two young people died in the south of Rome when a tree hit their car, and another person was killed in the nearby town of Terracina as winds brought down throngs of pine trees, according to CNN.

Among the victims, according to the news outlet, was a 21-year-old man who was struck by a falling tree while walking in Naples and a woman who died after being hit by debris blown off a building in the northern region of Liguria.

A man was also killed Monday while kite-surfing near the town of Cattolica on the Adriatic coast.

According to Italian media, nearly 200 people, tourists and hotel staff were stranded by heavy snowfall at Stelvio Pass, a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland.

The weather was expected to improve Tuesday, “giving the country a truce,” according to an official from Italy’s Civil Protection Service.

Meanwhile, heavy snowfall in France has caused travel chaos and left hundreds of motorists stranded as winter arrived early on Monday.

Nearly 200,000 homes remained without power across the country Tuesday after snowstorms struck central regions Monday evening. </s> Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Winter storm Eleanor has swept into most of northern Europe

Three people have died as winter storm Eleanor swept across most of northern Europe, causing widescale disruption.

A skier died in the French Alps and 15 others were injured elsewhere in the country, four of them seriously.

Two people were killed when they were swept away by a huge wave on Spain's northern Basque coast.

The storm, which hit most of northern Europe after battering the UK, has also cut power to tens of thousands of homes and affected transport.

Winds reached up to 100mph (160km/h) in the UK and 147km/h (90mph) in France.

Storm Eleanor is the UK's fifth named storm of the season.

In northern France, the storm cut power to more than 200,000 households and Eleanor is set to move to other regions throughout the day, including Corsica.

Air travel was also disrupted in the capital, Paris, and in the east of the country.

In Paris, the Eiffel Tower was closed because of the strong winds. The city's parks have also been closed until the storm dies down because of worries over falling tree branches.

A skier was killed by a falling tree in Morillon, in the Haute-Savoie region of eastern France.

Image copyright EPA Image caption A train overturned near Lenk in central Switzerland, lightly injuring several people

Image copyright EPA Image caption A lorry overturned on a busy road in Switzerland

Image copyright AFP Image caption A roof lies in pieces in a street in Stuttgart, south-western Germany, after the storm

In Germany, the storm - named Burglind there - has swept over much of the country. It packed gusts of more than 120km/h (70mph) in the west of the country and led to transport disruption, reports say.

Switzerland has also been badly hit, with some 14,000 homes without power, and several injured after a train was blown off its tracks.

The high winds left several people stranded in a ski lift in St Gallen canton, overturned a light airplane in Stans and snapped the 13m (42ft) high Christmas tree in the capital Bern, Reuters news agency reports.

Meanwhile, record wind gusts of 195km/h (122mph) were recorded on Pilatus Peak near the Swiss city of Lucerne, broadcaster SRF reported.

Image copyright AFP Image caption Waves pound the seafront in Auderville, Normandy

Belgium was put on "orange" alert, the third of four warning levels, with officials urging people to be cautious when going out because of tree branches and other flying objects.

In the Netherlands, gusts of more than 110km/h (68mph) were recorded as hundreds of flights were cancelled at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.

One person was hit by a falling tree, and several main roads and train lines were also closed.

Dutch authorities have, for the first time, shut all five major sea barriers to prevent flooding, as large areas of the country are below sea level.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A car drives along a flooded road in Merseyside, UK

In the UK thousands of homes are without power and travel has been disrupted after Storm Eleanor hit there.

The Met Office recorded gusts reaching 100mph (160km/h) overnight on Wednesday with a weather yellow warning still in place for Wales, England, most of Northern Ireland and parts of southern Scotland.

In the Republic of Ireland, 97mph gusts were recorded, and there was flooding, travel disruption and damage to buildings.
The destruction from snow fall kills six people and leaves over 100,000 others without electricity, with some areas in the Northeastern United States receiving over 4 feet (1.2 m) of snow.