The wind gusts reached 67 mph in New York City.
More than 108,000 New York State customers woke up without electricity on Christmas morning after a windstorm swept the northeast overnight.
The outages also spread to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Wind gusts reached 71 mph in Greenwich, Connecticut, 76 mph in Suffolk County, New York and 67 mph in New York City.
The highest total rainfall was more than 3.5 inches in Pennsylvania. Those who venture out on Christmas Day should be wary of flooding.
In the aftermath of the storm, heavy snow fell from Buffalo, New York, to Cleveland to the mountains of North Carolina.
The Cleveland subway area recorded more snow, with 9.4 inches.
The winter explosion also spread south. Impressive snowfall totals were measured in Tennessee and North Carolina, where they accumulated up to 6 inches.
Snow fell as far south as Georgia, where it was recorded 1 to 2 inches.
The same storm system produced severe storms with two tornadoes reported in Virginia and a third in North Carolina.
Forecast
The worst of the storm is now moving through New England, causing heavy rains and damaging winds.
Despite the storm, many northeastern cities saw their warmest Christmas in history, from 61 degrees in Worcester, Massachusetts, to 64 degrees in Burlington, Vermont and Scranton, Pennsylvania.
New York City in Washington, DC, will begin to dry out and cool off in the afternoon as the Arctic air moves.
Saturday morning temperatures will drop to the 1920s, with wind chills in teens and simple digits.
A freeze warning has even been issued in central Florida, including Orlando, where the temperature from Friday night to Saturday morning could drop to 29 degrees.