Hundreds of thousands still without power

• Utility workers from other states head to Pennsylvania to help restore power


• Another system is forecast to bring snow to the region this weekend


• But it's not expected to produce as many problems in the northeast

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Philadelphia (CNN) -- First came the whiteout conditions, then came the blackouts.

Utility companies scrambled to restore power to the Northeast early Friday as hundreds of thousands shivered in the dark.

The powerful snowstorm moved out of the Midwest on Wednesday and into the Northeast a day later. It whacked a string of states along the way, dumping 13 inches of snow in Kansas, more than 10 inches in parts of Massachusetts and 4 inches in New York.

And there was ice too in some areas. It snapped tree limbs and downed power lines, causing massive blackouts.

A woman shovels snow in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City on Wednesday, February 5.

A woman fights the wind and snow in Chicago on February 5.

A wave of snow is kicked up as a truck clears a street in North Andover, Massachusetts, on February 5.

A woman ducks under a utility line next to a downed tree in Philadelphia on February 5.

A man leaps over a slushy curb in New York City on February 5.

Snow piles up on a dock near a frozen pond in Carmel, Indiana, on February 5.

A man and a girl walk down a street February 5 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.

Crews clear snow as ice pellets fall in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 5.

A New York City transit official checks the tracks at the Times Square subway station on February 5.

Law enforcement officials evaluate the scene of a crash on Interstate 29 in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Tuesday, February 4.

Tree limbs hang heavy with ice in front of the Capitol building in Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 4.

A person crosses a snowy parking garage in Owensboro, Kentucky, on February 4.

Lt. Rick Lucy of the Baxter County Sheriff's Office helps Donna Mullaney up an embankment in Mountain Home, Arkansas, after she lost control of her vehicle on an icy road February 4.

Road salt gets loaded onto a snowplow truck in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, on February 4.

A woman and child take a walk at the North Chagrin Reservation in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, on February 4.

A salt truck clears a road in Columbia, Missouri, on February 4.

A woman makes her way through the snow on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence on February 4.

A United Airlines jet is de-iced before taking off from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, February 3.

Drew Brown, left, and Matt Robbins sleep on the floor at LaGuardia Airport on February 3 after heavy snow in New York affected their flight. The winter storm stranded thousands of fans trying to head home after the Super Bowl.

A man tries to shield himself from the snowfall in New York on February 3.

Pedestrians trudge through dirty snow and slush as they pass through New York's Union Square on February 3.

A police officer walks a woman to his vehicle after her car slid off the road and was stranded on top of a guardrail February 3 in State College, Pennsylvania.

Snow covers tree branches February 3 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

A pedestrian braves the wind and snow in New York on February 3.

A school bus drives down the street during a snowstorm in Brooklyn, New York, on February 3.

A construction worker unloads steel bars from a truck during a snowstorm in Brooklyn on February 3.

A pedestrian walks against the snow and wind on 42nd Street in New York on February 3.

Commuters wait for a train as snow falls in New York on February 3.

A man uses the handrail to get into a subway station February 3 on New York's Lower East Side.

City workers clear snow and ice from stairs in Brooklyn on February 3.

A taxi driver walks beside his vehicle in the parking lot of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport on February 3.

Plows clear runways February 3 at Newark Liberty International Airport.

A woman walks through Washington Square Park as snow falls in New York on February 3.

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

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Photos: Snowstorm slams the heartland, Northeast

Winter storm batters U.S.

Winter far from over

In Philadelphia alone, electric provider PECO said about 319,000 homes and businesses were without power early Friday. In Pennsylvania's Chester County, some traffic lights were powered by portable generators, CNN affiliate KFW reported.

The vast majority should get their power back by Friday while others may have to wait until Sunday, company spokeswoman Debbie Yemenijian said.

Utility crews from Arkansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Canada joined PECO's workers to fix the damage, the company said.

In all, more than 1,500 workers are in the field, it said.

In the Baltimore area, about 19,000 homes and businesses remained without power early Friday, utility Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said on its website.

Tens of thousands also remained without power elsewhere in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with a handful of outages remaining in Ohio as well.

The wet, heavy snow was a delight for children who got a snow day. But some grownups were not applauding.

"Harder to push, not as easy actually to plow," said Boston snowplow driver Nick Sfravara. "It's definitely a challenge to get this stuff out of the way rather than the light stuff."

Another system is forecast to bring snow to the region this weekend, but it's not expected to produce as many problems, according to CNN meteorologists.

On the West Coast, one person was killed and several others injured in a 28-car crash on Interstate 5 in Washington state after a new winter storm blew in off the Pacific, CNN affiliate KPTV reported.

In metro Portland, a second round of snow is expected to fall Friday afternoon, according to KPTV.

The central United States will continue to deal with unusual cold, with wind chill warnings or advisories posted in more than a dozen states where highs are expected to be 20 to 40 degrees below average.

But in the Philadelphia suburb of Abington Township, Bob and Debbie Burns used the blackout as an opportunity to cozy up.

"We're very content," Bob Burns said. "It gives us more quality time to sit and talk."

They huddled under the blankets and talked.

CNN's Rick Martin, Michael Pearson and Margaret Conley contributed to this report.