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'Life-threatening' storm Jonas continues to batter the East Coast today having reached New York and New Jersey.

Thousands of flights have been cancelled while motorists in Kentucky became stranded in a 35-mile traffic jam.

One in seven Americans is expected to see half a foot of snow by Sunday while Washington could get four feet.

New York has banned all road travel, canceled all bus services, and shut over-ground parts of the subway.

The city is currently receiving three inches of snow an hour with up to 24 inches expected by the end of today. 

Michael Rainey got his face full of snow after tubing down the hill along Broad Street in Bristol, Tennessee on Friday, January 22, 2016.

More than 8,000 flights have been cancelled thanks to the blizzard. Above a reader-board at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Friday.

An overturned vehicle rests on the shoulder of a snow-covered road near Gainesboro, Virginia on Friday, January 22, 2016.

An overturned vehicle lies unattended in the median along Monacan Trail Road south of Charlottesville, Virginia, as snow falls on Friday.

Rescue personnel work at the scene of a five vehicle accident along Interstate 81 in Wythe County, Virginia Friday, January 22, 2016.

The White House in Washington - Friday, January 22, 2016.

Workers attempt to clear the sidewalks in Washington D.C. Saturday morning as pedestrians struggled to make their way around the city.

National Guard members and other people help to push a police car which got stuck in the snow in Washington DC.

Pedestrians make their way through the streets of Washington D.C. Saturday morning as the city could see a record four feet of snow.

A soldier with the Washington, D.C. National Guard assists a motorist who has become stuck in Washington, D.C. Saturday morning.

Up to four feet of snow was predicted across Washington DC during the storm which could become the worst on record for the city.

Snow accumulates on vehicles parked along Jenifer Street during a major blizzard in Washington, DC.

Workers struggle to remove snow from a sidewalk along Wisconsin Avenue in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC.

Snow started falling late Friday night in New York as a street in Brooklyn appears covered in snow.

A vehicle crosses a snow-covered road near the Holland Tunnel in New Jersey this morning where heavy snowfall is expected today.

A vehicle drives on a snow-covered road during the snowstorm this morning in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Elsewhere in New Jersey pedestrians did their best to make their way around as snow blocked sidewalks and roads.

New York governor announced a state of emergency across the city Saturday morning while N.Y. City mayor warned people to stay off the roads entirely (a pedestrian walks in the snow on Broadway early this morning).

Up to 24 inches of snow is expected Saturday in New York where it is currently falling at the rate of two inches per hour.

One in seven Americans is expected to see at least half a foot of snow before Sunday as one of the worst winter storms in living memory continues its march up the East Coast having reached New York and New Jersey today.

Cars were pictured almost completely buried underneath the snow in Maryland today as snow continues to fall across ten states.

One in seven Americans is expected to see at least half a foot of snow before Sunday (pictured, a boy clears snow in Park Slope, Brooklyn).

Snow is expected to keep falling all of today and overnight in New York at up to three inches per hour as people have been warned not to travel except in emergencies (pictured, Park Slope in Brooklyn).

In Maryland cars were pictured stuck underneath snowdrifts today as winter storm Jonas continues to batter the East Coast.

A man clears snow off of his car as winter storm Jonas batters the East Coast with record snowfall today and is due to last until Sunday.

A couple walk their dog for in the winter weather in Washington D.C. as steady snowfall was expected to continue all of today.

A man shovels the front steps and sidewalk after more than a foot of snow fell in Washington D.C., with more expected until Sunday.

People shovel snow on the sidewalk in Washington after city officials recommended that people attempt to keep their homes accessible.

A plow drives down the road in the Woodridge neighborhood in Northeast Washington where two feet of snow has already been reported.

People shovel snow on the sidewalk in Washington after city officials recommended that people attempt to keep their homes accessible.

A man pulls three kids on a sled along Broad Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange Building.

A line of snow plows clears Broad Street in Philadelphia as snow is expected to continues falling throughout today.

People get on the elevated train, one of the only two train lines in operation, in Philadelphia as snow continues to fall today.

Washington Metropolitan Police Officer W.J. Peterson, shovels snow to free his vehicle that got stuck on the road downtown Washington.

Workers help free a passing motorist from the snow in downtown Washington earlier today after heavy snowfall trapped motorists.

A uniform secret service officer stands guard in front of the White House during the snow storm which continued today.

A woman uses snowshoes to walk in front of the eisenhower executive office building during the snow storm on in Washington today.

City roads are abandoned on F street early in the morning during a major blizzard in Washington as the city could see two feet of snow.

Uniform secret service officers push a police car that is stuck in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C.

A woman attempts to dig her car out of the snow in Washington D.C.

Bulldozers work to keep the pavement around Capitol Hill clear of snow today as winter storm Jonas batters the East Coast.

Bryan Gold skis down 13th Street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington earlier today as it looked almost certain that the state will break its all-time snow record with two feet having already fallen in some places.