A crew cleans up the snow from walkways of Hood College on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. A historic snowstorm on the United States' East Coast caused the campus to close for four week days.




After Winter Storm Jonas, road-clearing crews were quick to respond to the crisis in Mount Airy Maryland. Main Street (pictured) was cleared within hours of the end of the storm.




Snow from Winter Storm Jonas covers a pickup truck in Mount Airy, Maryland. Jonas, the first snowstorm of 2016, deposited over two feet of snow on the eastern coast of the United States within three days,

Forester, Snowstorm

Gordon Forester shovels a path during the snowstorm on Saturday, January 23rd.

Gordon Forester takes a quick break from shoveling to pet Lilly the dog.

A Montgomery County maintenance worker digs out Ivoryton Way on the Sunday following January's historic snowstorm.

A neighborhood toddler plays in the snow with his parents after the snow has finished falling.

Woltz, Snowstorm

Frederick City worker plows sidewalk after record snowstorm on January 22, 2016.  Frederick City was said to have around 30 inches of snow.

Frederick City worker plows sidewalk in Baker Park.  Baker Park and most of the downtown area  are still  heavily covered in snow, and Frederick workers are working around the clock to get the local residents back on their feet.

Frederick city resident takes advantage of record snowfall and skis across the Hood College campus Saturday night.

Frederick City residents attempt to make their way through the streets of the downtown area.  While most of the area is still shut down, residents are forced to brave the record snowfall so far of 2016.

Bileski, Snowstorm

Snow fills shopping carts in front of Safeway on W. 7th St.  on January 23.

Snow removal crews work around a car in the parking lot of Safeway on W. 7th St. on January 23.

Residents of The Apartments at Sunset in Frederick, Maryland begin to clear snow from their cars on January 24. 

Snowstorm, Monnier

Frederick resident, Chris Miller, shovels out his vehicle after Snowstorm Jonas left 30 inches of snow in Frederick County.  

Frederick resident, Chris Miller, slides down Himes Ave Saturday evening during Snowstorm Jonas. 

Lander Road in Jefferson, Maryland remained unplowed until Monday morning, after Snowstorm Jonas had passed. 

Greg Munich, an amputee, sit skis down Whitetail moderate slopes on Friday, January 22 during the early hours of Snowstorm Jonas. Munich was participating in Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics Adaptive Ski event. 

Robinson, Snowstorm

City of Frederick workers ship out the snow in downtown Frederick, Maryland on Tuesday January 26, 2016.  A record-breaking snowfall accumulated more than 30 inches in two days. 

Hood College students Eric Stone and Molly Masterson trudge through the snow towards Whitaker on January 24, 2016. Facilities workers plowed snow through the night to clear the sidewalks on campus. 

Facilities workers clear the snow from Alumnae Hall on Hood College's campus after more than 30 inches fell. 

A Hood College facilities worker clears the snow from the side of Coblentz. The workers used snow plows and shovels to make the sidewalks accessible. 

Blickenstaff, Snowstorm

A school bus remains buried in the snow in Hagerstown, Maryland on Sunday January 24, 2016.  With little snow removed, a school cancellation seems all to inevitable.

One lane roads set the scene in the South End of Hagerstown on January 24, 2016.  Maximum snow and minimum space make for a daunting removal effort.

January 24, 2016, plow trucks work in teams to clear snow from Route 66 in Washington County Maryland.  The roads outside of Hagerstown were unexpectedly clear in contrast to the scene in the city.

Snow fills the streets on Kings Grant on Robinwood Drive in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Crews struggle to find somewhere to put the massive amount of white fluffy precipitation two days after the storm began on January 22, 2016.

Jacobsen, snowstorm

A pair of cross country skiers break trail through fresh snow in Baker Park along Carroll Creek on Monday,  January 25th 2016. The two were among many in Frederick County who ventured out after an historic winter storm dumped over 30 inches of snow on the region.

A worker throws snow off the metal roof of the Guardian Properties building on N. Jefferson Street on Monday, January 25, 2016. A crew of four workers spend most of the day removing pile of snow from the mostly flat roof to prevent it from collapsing. 

A lone shovel works to clear his driveway Monday, January 25, 2016 on Redwood Ave in Frederick, Md After an historic winter storm dumped over 30 inches of snow on the region, residents took to the long task of digging out.

Snowstorm, Harmis

Snow melts into icicles after 30 inches of accumulation in Carroll County. Be aware, falling icicles kill 15 people in the U.S. each year.   

Ice mask streets in Carroll County after bearing 30 inches of snow. Snow is melting quickly during the day but the runoff is beginning to freeze at night.  

Animals enjoy the after math of the blizzard. Although many dreaded the snow, Cassie plays in it all morning. 

Ice mask streets in Carroll County after bearing 30 inches of snow. Snow is melting quickly during the day but the runoff is beginning to freeze at night.  

Katie Stout, Snowstorm

Baker Park in Frederick, MD, sits covered in a blanket of snow on January 25, 2016, just days after the snowstorm Jonas.

Students Micaela McCarthy and Chris Woltz take a walk in the snow at Hood College, on January 25, 2016,  just days after Frederick, MD, was hit with snowstorm Jonas.

College students Micaela McCarthy and Chris Woltz take a walk in the snow by the Hood College Alumnae House, in Frederick, MD, on January 25, 2016.

Frederick facilities plow the sidewalks near the William R. Talley Recreation Center by Baker Park in Frederick, MD, on January 25, 2016, days after Frederick was hit with snowstorm Jonas.

Braithwaite, Snowstorm

Junior Hood College student, Naila Stock, holds a snowball in her hand.

Junior Hood College student, Naila Stocks, falls in the snow.

Junior Hood College student, Sarah Hood, fixes her hat. 

Junior Hood College student, Naila Stocks, hides behind a tree.

Junior Hood College student, Sarah Hood, fixes her hat. 

Junior Hood College student, Sarah Hood, laughs at her own joke. 

Event, Braithwaite

Sonia Sanchez, a poet, playwright and activist gives a reading to Hood College students in Hodson Auditorium Monday evening, January 18, 2016.

Hood College Students participate in the "Write for Rights" event, sponsored by the Rev. Beth O'Malley and Amnesty International, in Whitaker Commons Monday afternoon, January 18, 2016.

Major Carter, an urban revitalization strategist, Peabody Award winning radio broadcaster and social enterpriser pioneer, lectures Hood College students, Monday morning, January 18, 2016. 

Event, Monnier

Students take notes as they listen to Majora Carter's "Department of Home(town) Security" lecture in the Hodson Auditorium. Carter is one of two speakers at Hood College's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration on Monday, January 18, 2016. 

Sonia Sanchez answers questions after reading her poetry at the "Push-ups for Peace: Remembering Brother Martin" lecture at Hood College for their Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration on Monday, January 18, 2016. Sonia Sanchez is a poet and international lecturer.

Sonia Sanchez reads her poetry at the "Push-ups for Peace: Remembering Brother Martin" lecture as part of Hood Colleges' Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations on Monday, January 18, 2016. Sonia Sanchez is a poet and international lecturer. 

Sonia Sanchez reads her poetry at the "Push-ups for Peace: Remembering Brother Martin" event as part of Hood Colleges' Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations on Monday, January 18, 2016. Sonia Sanchez is a poet and international lecturer.

President Andrea Chapdelaine and a student participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, "Write for Rights" in the Whitaker Campus Center Commons on Monday, January 18, 2016. "Write for Rights" was sponsored by Rev. Beth O'Malley and Amnesty International.