Corey Ihasz (R) of Potomac, Maryland pays for his new snow blower at the Lowe's store in Kentlands, Maryland January 21, 2016. Icy roads and freezing temperatures prompted school closings and emergency preparations in several states in the U.S. South on Wednesday, as snow began to fall on some areas ahead of a major storm expected to blast snow across the Northeast later this week. REUTERS/Gary Cameron