Photos: Winter weather hits major parts of the East Coast

WASHINGTON — A winter storm is making its way to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Thursday, following a visit that brought snow and ice to Florida and many Southeastern states. See photos of the brutal winter storm throughout the nation.

SAVANNAH, GA - JANUARY 04: Ice forms on the water fountain in Forsyth Park as snow and cold weather blanket the area on January 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. The extreme winter storm pummeled the Southeastern United States and is moving towards the east coast with frigid temperatures and heavy wind and snow. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) — Ice forms on the water fountain in Forsyth Park as snow and cold weather blanket the area on Jan. 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. The extreme winter storm pummeled the Southeastern United States and is moving toward the East Coast with frigid temperatures and heavy wind and snow. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

SAVANNAH, GA - JANUARY 04: Little snowmen are seen on a bench in Forsyth Park as snow and cold weather blanket the area on January 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. The extreme winter storm pummeled the Southeastern United States and is moving towards the east coast with frigid temperatures and heavy wind and snow. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) — Little snowmen are seen on a bench in Forsyth Park as snow and cold weather blanket the area on Jan. 4, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. The extreme winter storm pummeled the Southeastern United States and is moving toward the East Coast with frigid temperatures and heavy wind and snow. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

GEORGETOWN, DE - JANUARY 04: A tractor trailer lays on its side after running off of he road during a snow storm on January 4, 2018 in Georgetown, Delaware. A winter storm is traveling up the east coast of the United States causing blizzard like conditions in many areas. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) — A tractor trailer lays on its side after running off of he road during a snow storm on Jan. 4, 2018 in Georgetown, Delaware. A winter storm is traveling up the East Coast of the United States causing blizzard like conditions in many areas. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

ORLEANS, MA - JANUARY 03: A woman photographs her English Bull Dog on a jetty next to an ice covered Cape Cod Bay near Rock Harbor on January 3, 2018 in Orleans, Massachusetts. A winter storm is hitting the east coast from Florida to New England bringing snow and frigid temperatures. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) — A woman photographs her English Bull Dog on a jetty next to an ice covered Cape Cod Bay near Rock Harbor on Jan. 3, 2018 in Orleans, Massachusetts. A winter storm is hitting the East Coast from Florida to New England bringing snow and frigid temperatures. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 03: Visitors take selfies along the frozen shore of Lake Michigan on January 3, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Record cold temperatures are gripping much of the U.S. and are being blamed on several deaths over the past week. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) — Visitors take selfies along the frozen shore of Lake Michigan on Jan. 3, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Record cold temperatures are gripping much of the U.S. and are being blamed on several deaths over the past week. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Sea ice floats in Boston Harbor, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Boston. After a week of frigid temperatures, a major winter storm is predicted for the region on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

Children sled down a hill on a golf course at the Isle of Palms, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm dumped snow in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three decades before slogging up the Atlantic coast and smacking Southern cities such as Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, with a rare blast of snow and ice. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

People attend to their vehicle on Interstate 26, near Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm dumped snow in Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three decades before slogging up the Atlantic coast and smacking Southern cities such as Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, with a rare blast of snow and ice. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

AP Photo/Robert Ray

Snowy scenes in Wildwood, New Jersey on Thursday. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

Late in the afternoon Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, snow covers the frozen waters of the Lake Lawson Lake Smith Natural Area in Virginia Beach, Va. A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP

Vehicles move along a snow and ice covered Interstate 26, near Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm dumped snow in Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three decades before slogging up the Atlantic coast and smacking Southern cities such as Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, with a rare blast of snow and ice. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

AP Photo/Robert Ray

A person walks in the snow on King Street in Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. (Matthew Fortner/The Post And Courier via AP)

Matthew Fortner/The Post And Courier via AP

Ducks sit on sea ice in Boston Harbor, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Boston. After a week of frigid temperatures, a major winter storm is predicted for the region on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

A man walks past a frozen part of the Hudson River in Beacon, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Bitterly cold temperatures gripped much of the nation on Tuesday, testing the mettle of even winter-wise northerners and delivering a shock to those accustomed to far milder weather in the South. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Valerie Hinkle collects kindling along the edge of the partially frozen Hudson River in Beacon, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Hinkle was concerned that in incoming storm might knock out the power and she wanted to able to build a fire. Bitterly cold temperatures gripped much of the nation on Tuesday, testing the mettle of even winter-wise northerners and delivering a shock to those accustomed to far milder weather in the South. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

WTOP's Steve Dresner was in Boston Thursday and captured a photo of workers plowing snow from the sidewalks. (WTOP/Steve Dresner) — WTOP’s Steve Dresner was in Boston Thursday and captured a photo of workers plowing snow from the sidewalks. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)

WTOP's Steve Dresner captured a photo of a snowy Boston street on Thursday. (WTOP/Steve Dresner) — WTOP’s Steve Dresner captured a photo of a snowy Boston street on Thursday. (WTOP/Steve Dresner)

A coin operated binocular is covered with snow on Goat Island at Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Almost every year frigid temperatures transform Niagara Falls State Park into an icy winter wonderland when the mist of the falls is blown back, freezing on the landscape. (James Neiss/The Niagara Gazette via AP)

James Neiss/The Niagara Gazette via AP

Snow lies on a sidewalk in Pottsville, Pa. as of Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. (Andy Matsko/Republican-Herald via AP)

Andy Matsko/Republican-Herald via AP

Jim Portis with the City of Lincoln, clears snow off the frozen surface of Oak Lake in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, as part of preparations to open the lake to ice skating. The lake’s surface was deemed safe for ice skating after bone-chilling cold gripped much of the central U.S., breaking century-old records, icing over some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

AP Photo/Nati Harnik

Samantha Ritter of Robinson gave Matthew Sun his first glimpse of Pittsburgh’s Point, which was snow-covered and frozen on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Sun is from Sterling, Va., near Washington DC. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette via AP)

Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette via AP

AP Photo/Robert Ray

Icicles hang from the “Welcome to Hilliard sign” in Hilliard, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm scattered a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP

A United States Postal Worker takes down a frozen American flag after the top hook that attached it to the pole broke and caused the flag to fly upside down, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Savannah, Ga. A brutal winter storm scattered a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton

Icicles form on the tritons in the Forsyth Park Fountain Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, 2018, in Savannah, Ga. Savannah is shivering through a rare bout with icy weather, with the National Weather Service predicting that up to 2 inches of snow and sleet could fall Wednesday on the typically balmy coastal city. (Steve Bisson/Savannah Morning News via AP)

Steve Bisson/Savannah Morning News via AP

Alora Freeman, 8, watches as ice builds along a downtown water fountain in Atlanta, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm scattered a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy north Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday, adding to the misery of a bitter cold snap. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency through Friday for at least 28 counties because of the frigid weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

AP Photo/David Goldman

Kenneth Freeman, carries his daughter Alora, 8, as they visit a frozen water fountain downtown in Atlanta, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A brutal winter storm scattered a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy north Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday, adding to the misery of a bitter cold snap. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency through Friday for at least 28 counties because of the frigid weather. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

AP Photo/David Goldman

AP Photo/Robert Ray