Blizzard Nemo Update: 4 Dead in the Northeast After Storm

Friday night saw a massive blizzard to much of the Northeast stopping road traffic and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. The New York Daily News also reported that four people were also left dead.

Boston had some of the worst weather with 36 inches of snow. In New Haven, Connecticut snow reached 34 inches and two feet was reported in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Long Island and Rhode Island, while New York City got about 12 inches of snow.

The Huffington Post reported that 650,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that New York City "dodged a bullet" and was "in great shape."

"Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, predicting streets would be cleared by the end of the day. The New York region's three major airports - LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark, N.J. - were up and running again by late morning after shutting down the evening before," reported The Huffington Post.

Richard Ebbrecht, a chiropracter, who lives in Middle Island, N.Y. said to The Huffington Post, "There was a bunch of us Long Islanders. We were all helping each other, shoveling, pushing," he said to The Huffington Post. "I could run my car and keep the heat on and listen to the radio a little bit," he said. "It was very icy under my car. That's why my car is still there."

The Huffington Post reported that the Interstate 95 corridor from New York to Boston was hit hard and one of the hardest hit places was Connecticut.

"Nearly 22 inches of snow fell in Boston and more was expected, closing in on the 2003 record of 27.6 inches. The archdiocese in the heavily Roman Catholic city reminded parishioners that under church law, the requirement to attend Sunday Mass "does not apply when there is grave difficulty in fulfilling this obligation." Logan Airport was not expected to resume operations until late Saturday night," reported The Huffington Post.

There were flooding fears in the Massachusetts coast and there were two evacuations in neighborhoods in Quincy which is south of Boston and in Salisbury.

"This is crazy. I mean it's just nuts," Eileen O'Brien s a resident of Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts said to The Huffington Post.