In Photos: Winter Storm Jonas “Snowzilla” Hit Eastern USA

People take photos in Times Square as the snow gets heavier during a large winter storm in New York City, Jan. 23, 2016. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Millions of people in the eastern United States dug out Sunday from a historic blizzard that brought New York and Washington to a standstill, but travel woes look set to persist into another week.

The storm — dubbed “Snowzilla” — killed at least 18 people after it walloped several states from Friday into early Sunday, affecting an estimated 85 million residents who were told to stay in doors and off the roads for their own safety. Forecasters said 26.8 inches (68 centimeters) of snow fell in New York’s Central Park, the second-highest accumulation in the city since records began in 1869, and more than 22 inches paralyzed the capital Washington.

Near-record-breaking snowfall was recorded in other cities up and down the East Coast, with Philadelphia and Baltimore also on the receiving end of some of the worst that Mother Nature could fling at them. (AP)

The Washington Monument is seen in the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Washington. Millions of people awoke Saturday to heavy snow outside their doorsteps, strong winds that threatened to increase through the weekend, and largely empty roads as residents from the South to the Northeast heeded warnings to hunker down inside while a mammoth storm barreled across a large swath of the country. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In this photo provided by Michael Watkins, traffic is at a standstill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bedford, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. The Duquesne men’s basketball team and Temple University’s women’s gymnastics team are stuck on the Turnpike due to treacherous weather conditions. A mammoth winter storm crawled up the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, making roads impassable, shutting down mass transit, and bringing Washington and New York City to a standstill. (AP Photo/Michael Watkins via AP)

A vehicle with a plow gets stuck in a snowdrift as the operator attempts to dig his truck out during a large winter storm in New York City, Jan. 23, 2016. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Children enjoy some fun in the snow in Central Park in New York City, Jan. 24, 2016. Over 25 inches of snow in Central Park marked the third-largest snowfall since record-keeping began in 1869, police and weather officials said. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

People take photos in Times Square as the snow gets heavier during a large winter storm in New York City, Jan. 23, 2016. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Pedestrians seek some temporary relief from a bus shelter as they walk across E.57th Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Children enjoy some fun in the snow in Central Park in New York City, Jan. 24, 2016. Over 25 inches of snow in Central Park marked the third-largest snowfall since record-keeping began in 1869, police and weather officials said. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

An is taped off where area where snow and ice fell from an office building at Times Square in New York City, Jan. 24, 2015. All Broadway shows — both matinees and evening performances — were given the green light to go on as normal Sunday after New York state officials lifted their travel ban. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

A snowdrift covers the sidewalk and blocks the entrance of stores on W.57th Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Pedestrians make their way through heavy snow and deep embankments in midtown Manhattan in New York City, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

Photos: Marshfield, Massachusetts Struck By 2015 Blizzard

Waves crash against an ocean front house after causing a break in the sea wall during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Storm surge from a winder blizzard broke through a sea wall at high tide in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

Waves crash against an ocean front house after causing a break in the sea wall during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Wires hang across Ocean Street during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A man walks his dog past an ocean front house covered in ice during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

An NStar Electric repair truck sits next to debris, including lobster traps, near the ocean’s edge during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Waves crash against an ocean front house after causing a break in the sea wall during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A man walks his dog past an ocean front house covered in ice during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

An electric worker for NStar cuts a downed line duAn electric worker for NStar cuts a downed line during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyderring a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A bystander takes a photograph where the storm surge from a winder blizzard broke through a sea wall at high tide in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A man walks out of an ocean front house covered in ice during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Photos: Blizzard Struck Massachusetts And New England (2015)

Water floods a street on the coast in Scituate, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. A storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, bringing as much as three feet of snow and causing coastal flooding.

High tides breached a seawall in Marshfield, about 30 miles (50 km) south of Boston, damaging 11 homes.

Snow was forecast to keep falling into early Wednesday in eastern New England, possibly setting a record snowfall in Boston.

The heaviest snowfall was recorded outside Boston, with 36 inches (91.4 cm) in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, and 35 inches (88.9 cm) reported in Auburn, according to the National Weather Service.

A man uses a snowmobile to travel along a street before dawn during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

A pedestrian walks along a snow covered road during a blizzard in Somerville, Massachusetts January 27, 2015. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

George Mello, a respiratory therapist at St. Lukes Hospital in New Bedford, Mass., is forced to walk to work under blizzard conditions, early Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in New Bedford, Mass. The storm spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow. (AP Photo/Standard Times, Peter Pereira)

A car is nearly submerged in a snow bank in Hull, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Massachusetts was pounded by snow and lashed by strong winds early Tuesday as bands of heavy snow left some towns including Sandwich on Cape Cod and Oxford in central Massachusetts reporting more than 18 inches of snow. (AP Photo/The Quincy Patriot Ledger, Gary Higgins)

Frosted homes are battered by wind in Hull, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Massachusetts was pounded by snow and lashed by strong winds early Tuesday as bands of heavy snow left some towns including Sandwich on Cape Cod and Oxford in central Massachusetts reporting more than 18 inches of snow. (AP Photo/The Quincy Patriot Ledger, Gary Higgins)

A man emerges from the snow beyond a pine twisted from heavy winds near Nantasket Beach in Hull, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Massachusetts was pounded by snow and lashed by strong winds early Tuesday as bands of heavy snow left some towns including Sandwich on Cape Cod and Oxford in central Massachusetts reporting more than 18 inches of snow. (AP Photo/The Quincy Patriot Ledger, Gary Higgins)

A man with a shovel stands in the middle of a snow covered street during blizzard in Somerville, Mass. Tuesday morning. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

In Photos: Northeast Snowstorm Blasts New York 2015

Times Square area in the snow. New York, NY. January 27, 2015. (Kelli Grant/Yahoo News)

A snowstorm pounded the East Coast early Tuesday, bringing high winds and heavy snow to coastal areas of New Jersey northward through Maine.

Some areas of Massachusetts received more than a foot of snow by early Tuesday, where Plymouth received almost 16 inches, Shrewsbury almost 15, and Sandwich had 13 inches of snow.

More than 7,700 flights in and out of the Northeast were canceled on Monday and Tuesday.

A man with a shovel stands in the middle of a snow covered street during blizzard in Somerville, Mass. Tuesday morning. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Times Square area in the snow. New York, NY. January 27, 2015. (Kelli Grant/Yahoo News)

Times Square area in the snow. New York, NY. January 27, 2015. (Kelli Grant/Yahoo News)

Times Square area in the snow. New York, NY. January 27, 2015. (Kelli Grant/Yahoo News)

Times Square area in the snow. New York, NY. January 27, 2015. (Kelli Grant/Yahoo News)

Times Square area in the snow. New York, NY. January 27, 2015. (Kelli Grant/Yahoo News)

Times Square area in the snow. New York, NY. January 27, 2015. (Kelli Grant/Yahoo News)