Postpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
A photo of a snowy suburban street in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Image source, Nora DybdalSummary
A blizzard has hit the US north-east overnight, bringing wind gusts as high as 75mph (121km/h) and heavy snow
Travel bans in New York City and New Jersey have been lifted after snowfall not as high as predicted
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city "dodged a bullet" but a shutdown was in city's interests
Snow is expected to continue to fall north of New York City and into Canada for most of the day
Initial snow totals show the storm hit heavily overnight in Long Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts
Postpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Image source, Nora DybdalPostpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Sudhir Sivakumaran emails: "I took these in Cambridge, MA at around 6am this morning in Central Square, in between Harvard University and MIT. It's piling on here. Early this morning, I was in at least 2 feet of snow, buried well above my knees (and I'm 6ft 3inch tall)."
Image source, Sudhir Sivakumaran Postpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
The Boston Globe has an hourly-updating graphic , externalof how much snow has fallen across the north-east in the past 72 hours.
Postpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Paul Blake, BBC News, Boston
These cross-country skiers, coming down Boylston St in downtown Boston, say that clean-up crews are handling the snow so well that they're worried they won't have enough of the fluffy stuff to get around.
Underwhelmedpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
The Telegraph has a round-up of Americans disappointed and underwhelmed by the actual snow fall., external
Postpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Laura Trevelyan
BBC News, New YorkSnowy Central Park, New York City
Travel updatepublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
What closed? What's still closed? Here are a few travel restrictions that happened across the north-east because of the storm.
Postpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
National Weather Service
Bostontweets, external: [930a] Wind gust recorded a few minutes ago at 65 kts = 74.8 mph at the Chatham Upper Air site, hurricane force!
Image source, National Weather ServicePostpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Port Authority NY&NJ
tweets, external: All Port Authority Bridges and Tunnels have reopened.
Postpublished at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
See more pictures of the US shutting down last night - and waking up this morning - in our picture gallery.
Image source, European Photopress agencyPostpublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
And on the subject of snow shovelling, be careful if you're clearing your driveway - it can be a dangerous activity, as the BBC News Magazine explains.
Postpublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Men carry snow shovels in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Image source, APPostpublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
NPR's Jeremy Hobson in Boston tweets, external: "Poor Cars #bostonblizzard"
Image source, OtherPostpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Data website Five Thirty Eight tweets, external: Alcohol-delivery app @Drizly said orders were up 477% yesterday in NYC and Boston compared to a typical Monday.
Eye of the stormpublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Froma Harrop
Providence, Rhode IslandDaylight of sorts near the eye of storm Juno. The white gusts have been hammering the windows all night. And the snow keeps coming - sideways.
A state of emergency has been called. The local newsman says it's been picking up. Parts of Rhode Island already have over 20 inches.
Postpublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Gary O'Donoghue
BBC News, BostonSome parts of the north-east were spared the worst predictions of the weatherman. However, Boston has had a foot of snow, and is expecting another foot in the next three hours.
Postpublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
As of 09:00 EST (1400 GMT) Bostonians' chihuahuas and terriers have disappeared beneath the snow - check out our progression of the city's snow total here.
Postpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
The travel ban has been lifted for local roads in few counties of Connecticut, a local broadcaster reports, external.
Postpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
What's the cost to the US economy of a storm like this? NBC News has been asking some experts , externalfor early estimates.
Flights chaospublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
With major airports like Boston's Logan Airport and JFK Airport in New York still shut down, more than 4,600 flights have been cancelled to or within the US on Tuesday alone, according to FlightAware, external.