Last Thursday and Friday, a massive winter storm, dubbed by The Weather Channel as “Hercules,” brought impressive snowfall and frigid temperatures to much of the Northeast and Midwest. Although the storm wreaked havoc on commutes and holiday travel plans, it did provide for some fun and funny photo opportunities. Below, we’ve compiled the best photos of Winter Storm Hercules from around the internet. Enjoy!
It was impressive from space and miraculously seemed to miss Texas completely. (source)
In Kansas City, Parks and Recreation dyed this fountain red in support of the playoff-bound Chiefs. It froze. (source)
Too funny.
The caption on this Instagram post read simply: “#rental” (source)
In New York City, this guy broke out the cross country skis for his commute through midtown. (source)
Even the Borough Hall subway station got an inch or two of snow. (source)
Local and national media fawned over the city’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, who did his own shoveling at his home in Brooklyn. (source)
Dante de Blasio’s friends didn’t hesitate to ask him to lobby his dad for a snow day. (source)
The snow didn’t stop this guy from enjoying his hot tub. (source)
Temperatures in Hoboken got as low as 8 degrees on Friday. (source)
Chicago got 11 inches of snow. (source)
O’Hare airport got 11 inches, and hundreds of cancelled flights. (source)
This Chicago resident used boxes of Apple Jacks and Fruit Loops to claim their parking spot. (source)
GSC friend, Bela Shayevich, sent in this pretty shot of a Chicago billboard at night.
In Minnesota, this family built a sweet snow shark. (source)
In Michigan, this lighthouse almost completely froze over. (source)
This Canadian man had some trouble getting outside. (source)
Portland, Maine got 12 inches of snow. (source)
Boxford, Massachusetts got 24 inches of snow! (source)
Breaking waves coated this coastal house in ice in Scituate, Massachusetts. (source)
Nantucket Island flooded. (source)
Frozen waves in Rhode Island. (source)