Scenes from a frozen Northeast (19 images)

A powerful winter storm meteorologists call a "bomb cyclone" hit the East Coast, with hurricane-strength winds battering some cities, as well as ice and snow. An arctic cold front is expected through the weekend.

A couple takes photos as they stand on the frozen reflecting pool on the National Mall. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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A pedestrian bundled up for cold weather crosses 14th Street as Con Edison smoke stacks emits white exhaust in below freezing temperatures in New York City on Friday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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A woman bundled up for cold weather pushes a baby carriage on a snowy sidewalk in below freezing temperatures in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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