Blizzard warnings issued as some areas receive two feet of snow, creating whiteout conditions

• Blizzard shuts down the north-east US – in pictures

Millions of people in the north-eastern US were stuck at home on Monday as heavy snow and strong winds created whiteout conditions, grounding flights in the area and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

By 7pm local time, close to 38in of snow had fallen at Rhode Island’s TF Green international airport, where all scheduled departing and arriving flights had been canceled through the day.