Corey Ihasz of Potomac, Maryland loads his new snow blower into his truck 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