Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Mangled vehicles rest on the northbound Interstate 95 shoulder at the Washington Boulevard exit after a series of crashes that shut down I-95 in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, December 17. A storm dumped several inches of snow in the area late Wednesday, snarling traffic and causing many commuters to abandon their cars. The majority of the country had freezing temperatures over the weekend, and many Northern states got a blanket of snow. Hide Caption 1 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US People walk through the snow along a Brooklyn street on December 17. Hide Caption 2 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US A vehicle involved in a crash sits on Interstate 80 during a snowfall December 17 in Lodi, New Jersey. Hide Caption 3 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Massachusetts State Police reported several accidents on I-495 on December 17. Hide Caption 4 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Commuters travel under a warning sign as they work their way down Highway 26 in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, December 15. Hide Caption 5 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Steam rises on the surface of Lake Michigan at sunrise on December 15 in Chicago. Hide Caption 6 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Motorists wait December 15 as crews remove a tractor-trailer from an accident scene involving a New York state Department of Transportation snow plow from the northbound lane of the I-87 Adirondack Northway in Queensbury. Hide Caption 7 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Commuters pass abandoned cars on I-205 in Wilsonville, Oregon, on December 15. Hide Caption 8 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Tim Pink walks 12 dogs through fresh snow at Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, New York. Hide Caption 9 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Abandoned cars line the side of Interstate 405 as commuters work their way into Portland, Oregon, on December 15. A winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the area the night before. Hide Caption 10 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Cars and trucks make their way down South Park Avenue in Buffalo, New York, on December 15. It was 10 degrees Fahrenheit in the morning. Hide Caption 11 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Morning commuters bundle up in Chicago on December 15. Hide Caption 12 of 14

Photos: Cold temperatures, winter storms hit US Traffic backs up on the Marion Street Bridge as snow falls on Salem, Oregon, on Wednesday, December 14. Hide Caption 13 of 14