Story highlights The death toll from the weekend blizzard in the Northeast rises to 11 
 
 "We're all buried," Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayor Bill Finch says 
 
 Monday brings warmer temperatures and the threat of collapsing roofs 
 
 A cold front moves into the Southeast; at least 15 tornadoes are reported 
 
 A major winter storm whipped the Upper Midwest early Monday, just after a historic snowfall buried much of the Northeast. 
 
 The latest blizzard dumped 8 to 15 inches of snow across parts of seven states but saved most of its fury for the Dakotas and Minnesota, the National Weather Service said. Snow showers and blowing snow were expected to linger Monday across the area. 
 
 More than 1,000 miles away, residents of the Northeast spent the weekend digging out from a storm that dumped several feet of snow across the region. 
 
 In the Southeast, at least 15 tornadoes formed across southern Mississippi and Alabama on Sunday afternoon as a cold front moved in. Major damage was caused by a tornado that struck Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Mobile, Alabama, National Weather Service Office was to begin conducting damage surveys Monday. 
 
 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Sean McCullough, left, plays with his children in Copley Square in Boston on Sunday, February 10, following a powerful blizzard. The storm dumped more than two feet of snow in parts of New England. Hide Caption 1 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A man walks by a storefront behind large snowdrifts on Boylston Street in Boston on February 10. Hide Caption 2 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A woman walks past a man clearing snow from a sidewalk on February 10 in Boston. Hide Caption 3 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A man walks past snow banks in the Back Bay neighborhood on February 10 in Boston. Hide Caption 4 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Snowmen made from backstage lamps, paper rolls and water bottle caps stand outside the rest area during Fashion Week in New York on February 10. Hide Caption 5 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Snow blankets Copley Square on Saturday, February 9, in Boston. Hide Caption 6 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People walk and sled through a snowy Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday. Hide Caption 7 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People attempt to push a stuck vehicle in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston on Saturday. Hide Caption 8 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A boy pulls a sled through a snowy Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Saturday. Hide Caption 9 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A boy snowboards in Boston Common on Saturday. Hide Caption 10 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People play in the snow in New York's Central Park on Saturday. Hide Caption 11 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A young woman jumps down from snow piled in front of the Massachusetts State House after posing for a photo in Boston on Saturday. Hide Caption 12 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A man walks along a snow-covered trail in Central Park on Saturday. Hide Caption 13 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A child tubes down snow-covered stairs in Central Park on Saturday. Hide Caption 14 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Emmet's on Beacon Street is covered in snow in Boston on Saturday. Hide Caption 15 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A front loader and truck drive down Warren Street in the Brighton neighborhood on Saturday in Boston. Hide Caption 16 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People walk along the Brooklyn Bridge following a major winter storm on Saturday in New York City. Possible record-setting blizzard conditions are expected with heavy snow warnings in effect from New Jersey through southern Maine. Hide Caption 17 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – The sculpture "Double Check" by John Seward Johnson II is seen in Zuccotti Park following a major winter storm on Saturday in New York City on Saturday. Hide Caption 18 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People walk along a street devoid of snow due to ocean flooding Saturday in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Coastal flooding is expected as the storm lingers into the day. Hide Caption 19 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A person walks through the snow in an alley in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Saturday. Hide Caption 20 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Children carry a sled through the Financial District in New York City on Saturday. Hide Caption 21 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Saniyyah Phillips, 8, scrapes the snow off of the top of her father's car in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on Friday. Hide Caption 22 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Snow covers a sidewalk and building awning in Boston on Saturday. Hide Caption 23 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Josephine Sipayung and her son Eric, 6, sled down an empty street past snow-covered vehicles in Boston on Saturday. Hide Caption 24 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Snow-covered vehicles sit on Commonwealth Avenue in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on Saturday. Hide Caption 25 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A worker carries a snow shovel across the Ground Zero construction sight on Saturday in New York. Hide Caption 26 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A woman walks through the snow as a worker clears snow from a sidewalk in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. Hide Caption 27 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Snow gathers on shoes hung from power lines in the Lower East Side of New York City. Hide Caption 28 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Mary Leahy shovels her sidewalk in Medford, Massachusetts. Hide Caption 29 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Paul DeCarlo uses a snow blower to clear the walk in front of his house in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Hide Caption 30 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A man walks through snowy Central Park in New York. Hide Caption 31 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Mike Streeter shovels snow in his front yard as ocean water crashes over the sea wall just feet away on February 9 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Hide Caption 32 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A pair of cows feed in the snow at Eden Pond Farm in Leyden, Massachusetts. Hide Caption 33 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A child drags his toboggan up a hill in Central Park. Hide Caption 34 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A woman walks in Boston on Saturday. Hide Caption 35 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Phoebe Lightburn, 9, makes a snow angel in Central Park in New York. Hide Caption 36 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A man shovels snow along Winthrop Shore Drive in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Hide Caption 37 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A cyclist rides through the snow in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. Hide Caption 38 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Snow blankets Boston on February 9. Hide Caption 39 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Pedestrians shield themselves from blowing snow as a blizzard arrives in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston on Friday, February 8. Hide Caption 40 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Two women look for a taxi in snow-covered Times Square on February 8. Hide Caption 41 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A food vendor stands under his cart as snow falls in Times Square. Hide Caption 42 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A man shovels snow in front of the Apple store in New York on February 8. Hide Caption 43 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People wait for a taxi in the snow in Times Square. Hide Caption 44 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A pedestrian makes his way through driving snow with a broken umbrella in the Back Bay neighborhood on Friday, February 8 in Boston. Hide Caption 45 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A fashion week attendee makes her way through the snow in high-heeled shoes on Friday. Hide Caption 46 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Snow is cleared in front of Boston Public Library on Friday. Hide Caption 47 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – New York City residents cross a street covered in slush on Friday during a storm affecting the Northeast on Friday. Hide Caption 48 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A woman walks through the snow past Copley Square on Friday in Boston. Massachusetts and other states from New York to Maine are preparing for a major blizzard with possible record amounts of snowfall in some areas. Hide Caption 49 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A snowplow sits on the street while snow falls near Boston Common on Friday. Hide Caption 50 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People walk through Times Square as a major winter storm moves in on Friday. Hide Caption 51 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A snowman sits on the duck pond in the Boston Common. Hide Caption 52 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A woman hails a taxi as snow and freezing rain fall over Midtown Manhattan as the city braced for the major storm on Friday. Hide Caption 53 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A man operates a snow blower in the Back Bay neighborhood on Friday in Boston. Hide Caption 54 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Memorial Drive sits empty following a driving ban and state of emergency that was issued in Boston on Friday. Hide Caption 55 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Pedestrians battle wind, snow and sleet in Manhattan on Friday. Hide Caption 56 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – People walk through the snow in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood on Friday. Hide Caption 57 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Bicyclists wait at a light in wind, snow and sleet on Friday. Hide Caption 58 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – This umbrella doesn't stand a chance in the wind-driven snow Friday in Boston as a potentially historic winter storm closes in on the Northeast , especially New England. Hide Caption 59 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Jeannine Strampel walks through the snow past a statue of Alexander Hamilton along Commonwealth Avenue Mall on February 8. Hide Caption 60 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Jerry Trebino loads sand onto the back of a snowplow February 8 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The storm is expected to spawn travel headaches for a large swath of the region. Hide Caption 61 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A woman battles her way to the subway in Boston on February 8. Hide Caption 62 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Skiing seems like a good idea as snow begins to fall in Boston on February 8. Hide Caption 63 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A woman struggles with her umbrella in New York's Financial District on February 8. Accumulations of up to a foot of snow are expected in the Big Apple. Hide Caption 64 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Ines Cuadrado, left, and Anne Levine trek along a snow-covered road in Middlefield, Connecticut, on February 8. Hide Caption 65 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Alfie Times shovels snow from the sidewalk outside the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 8. Hide Caption 66 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Ricky Varona copes with the wind and precipitation February 8 in New York. Hide Caption 67 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – Tourists brave the high winds in New York's Financial District on February 8. Hide Caption 68 of 81 Photos: Photos: Northeast blizzard Northeast blizzard – A sweeper clears snow in front of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week tents on February 8 at Lincoln Center in New York. 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 According to Storm Prediction Center reports, nearly 70 people were injured in Sunday's storms, with at least 61 of those in Hattiesburg. 
 
 North begins recovery 
 
 In the Northeast, the heavy snow that fell over the weekend was still causing problems Monday. Scott Devico, a spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management, said Monday the roofs of 16 homes and buildings had collapsed because of the weight of the snow piled atop them. 
 
 The storm's toll rose to 11 when a man and woman were found dead in a car in Meriden, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning, Devico said. Five of the nine other fatalities were in Connecticut, along with one in New York, one in Massachusetts and two in the Canadian province of Ontario. 
 
 In Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayor Bill Finch said the city had gotten some 30 inches of snow. As of Monday morning, 10% to 20% of it had been plowed, with the city's main roads expected to be cleared by Tuesday morning, secondary roads by Thursday and Friday, and residential streets by Sunday, he said. 
 
 Bridgeport is no special case. "I've talked to other mayors; we're all buried," he said. 
 
 National Guard soldiers were helping pick up emergency-center workers and retrieve operators for pay loaders, he said. 
 
 Abandoned cars were making the task difficult. "The plows can't get through; pay loaders have to work surgically to try and remove these cars and get the streets cleared," Finch said. 
 
 On Sunday night, he said, only two tow trucks were available to the city; the rest were snowed in. By Monday, six tow trucks were operating, he said. 
 
 Alternative forms of transportation weren't much better. "It took me 40 minutes to walk four blocks from my house to the Emergency Operations Center," he said. 
 
 About 200 people were in shelters Sunday in southeastern Connecticut, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. More than that number found refuge in schools on the South Shore of Massachusetts, where dozens of National Guard soldiers were helping local authorities and residents deal with flooding and storm damage. 
 
 The Boston Globe reported that recovery efforts were in motion, and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency dispatched eight rapid assessment teams to look at conditions in coastal communities. The paper reported that thousands of National Guard soldiers were assisting. 
 
 "The devastation we have seen here would lead one to believe that it'll be days before we get power back," said Jim Cantwell, a state representative for the Massachusetts towns of Marshfield and Scituate, where about 90% of customers were without power late Sunday. 
 
 In Massachusetts, about 113,000 customers were still without power Monday afternoon, with the greatest concentration of outages in the southeastern and Cape regions, said Gov. Deval Patrick. "I think the utility companies have made great progress, but they need to keep making great progress," he told reporters. 
 
 He pleaded with residents using generators to ensure they are properly vented. Officials have received reports of people being overcome with carbon monoxide, "a deadly and silent killer," he said. 
 
 Amtrak announced that it would resume normal operations between New York and Boston beginning Tuesday. "Amtrak crews have been working around the clock to clear affected track of large amounts of snow, in excess of several fee in some cases," the rail line said in a statement. 
 
 South takes hit 
 
 Storms were only one aspect of the extreme weather across the Southeast as heavy rain soaked much of the region. Rain around the slow-moving cold front prompted flood watches and warnings from southeastern Louisiana to central Georgia through Tuesday afternoon. 
 
 Those states could get 3 to 5 inches of rain, CNN meteorologists said. 
 
 The Southeast and Gulf Coast may see severe storms Monday, with heavy rainfall and gusty winds, the Storm Prediction Center said. 
 
 Warmer weather 
 
 Daytime temperatures were expected to climb Monday into the 40s in much of southern Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, where rain may fall as well. 
 
 That would help melt snow, though it could make what's there heavier and increase the risk of roof collapses. There were reports Sunday of a barn, a sports facility, commercial buildings and other buildings suffering cave-ins, Malloy said. 
 
 Freezing rain will change to rain as temperatures warm in the Northeast on Monday. But overnight lows will dip below freezing, causing melted snow to refreeze on roads. 
 
 A weak system will move through the area on Wednesday and will drop dustings of snow across the area, but the system should clear out by Thursday morning. 
 
 The mix made for a messy Monday morning commute into cities such as Boston, though schools remained closed there and in many other locales as the snow clean-up effort continued. 
 
 Flights resumed Sunday at Boston's Logan Airport and Amtrak restored limited service. 
 
 "We're working as hard as we can," Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chaffee said of efforts in his state. "We're seeing efforts every hour." 
 
 Lots and lots of snow 
 
 The blizzard that began burying the Northeast on Friday was historic by many measures -- most of all, by the amount of snow that fell. 
 
 In Hamden, Connecticut, for instance, 40 inches of snow made it difficult for plows to get on the roads. CNN iReporter Mia Orsatti said streets there had transformed into "white, wide, soft blanket(s) of snow." 
 
 Lesser depths still led to major headaches, especially when combined with hurricane-force wind gusts, storm surges and snow drifts. 
 
 "There's a ton of snow, and there's nowhere to put it," said Lena Berc of Boston, where 24.9 inches fell. "So it's really frustrating to find nooks and crannies." 
 
 Many still without power 
 
 About 270,000 utility customers were in the dark late Sunday, down from 635,000 a day earlier. 
 
 The outages were the result of a combination of whipping winds and power lines sagging, and sometimes snapping, under the weight of wet snow and ice. 
 
 "There was a phenomenal amount of trees that went down," Cantwell said, noting that no Scituate residents had power Sunday morning and estimating it may be Thursday before all the lights are back on. 
 
 For all the headaches in New England, however, many people were enjoying the wintry conditions. 
 
 iReporter Filipe Pereira said students at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, who were set to return to class Monday, had enjoyed the weekend storm, engaging in massive snowball fights and building snowmen everywhere. People were even skiing down one street, he said. Students earlier took a series of photographs tracking the storm over 26 hours. 
 
 The streets around the small school were still a mess, but they were no longer closed. 
 
 "People have been going all over the roads with no problem," Pereira said. ||||| The workweek in the snow-clobbered Northeast got off to a slow and slippery start Monday as drivers encountered unplowed streets, two-lane roads reduced to a single channel and snowbanks so high it was hard to see around corners. 
 
 Rick Atwood clears memorial stones at Atwood Memorial Company in Haverhill, Mass. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Beleaguered Massachusetts residents returned to work on Monday for the first time since the weekend... (Associated Press) 
 
 Jeff Gerst, right, joins his neighbors in clearing snow from around their homes Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in Fargo, N.D. Schools, public offices, medical centers and businesses throughout the eastern Dakotas... (Associated Press) 
 
 Matt Church enjoys his breakfast at a coffee shop in downtown Haverhill, Mass., Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Beleaguered Massachusetts residents returned to work on Monday for the first time since the weekend... (Associated Press) 
 
 A neighborhood near New Haven, Conn., is buried in snow Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in the aftermath of a storm that hit Connecticut and much of New England Friday and early Saturday morning. (AP Photo/Craig... (Associated Press) 
 
 Neighborhoods and cars are buried in snow near New Haven, Conn., Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in the aftermath of a storm that hit Connecticut and much of the New England states. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (Associated Press) 
 
 A state worker punches a hole in snow so standing water on a bridge can drain in East Lyme, Conn., Monday Feb. 11, 2013. As electricity returns and highways reopen, some Northeast residents tried to... (Associated Press) 
 
 Xiomary Cosme of Haverhill, Mass. waits for her bus at the MRTA station in Haverhill, Mass. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. State officials urged commuters to take public transportation when possible. The MBTA's... (Associated Press) 
 
 A man heads out to clear snow as it falls again, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 in Concord, N.H. After digging out from two feet of snow over the weekend more snow arrived on Monday. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) (Associated Press) 
 
 Peter Bloom digs his car out of a parking lot at sunrise, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Portland, Maine. Residents are digging out after a blizzard dumped a record 31.9 inches of snow on the city. (AP Photo/Robert... (Associated Press) 
 
 Two men clear snow off a roof of a home in North Andover, Mass. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Beleaguered Massachusetts residents returned to work on Monday for the first time since the weekend blizzard, crawling... (Associated Press) 
 
 A row of school busses are buried in snow near Bridgeport, Conn., Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in the aftermath of a storm that hit Connecticut and much of the New England states. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (Associated Press) 
 
 Many schools remained closed across New England and New York, and nearly 140,000 homes and businesses were still waiting for the electricity to come back on following the epic storm that swept in on Friday and Saturday with up to 3 feet of snow, claiming at least 15 lives in the U.S. and Canada. 
 
 For some, a new worry emerged: the danger of roof collapses as rain and warmer weather melt the snow. 
 
 Most major highways were clear, though a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 91 from just north of Hartford to the Massachusetts line closed in both directions for more than an hour because of ice. Many secondary roads still had a thick coating of ice and snow, and big piles of snow blocked sight lines at intersections and highway ramps, making turning and merging hazardous. 
 
 "It was definitely a struggle to get here," said Dana Osterling, who lives in Leverett in western Massachusetts and commutes to Boston twice a week to attend Berklee College of Music. She and her six housemates shoveled for about three hours straight to free their cars Sunday. 
 
 Fernando Colon of South Windsor, Conn., was driving to work in heavy sleet on a two-lane highway that was down to one lane because of high snowbanks. "This is awful," he said as he stopped to pump gas. 
 
 Hundreds of people, their homes without heat or electricity, were forced to take refuge in emergency shelters set up in schools or other places. About 136,000 homes and businesses _ more than 110,000 of them in Massachusetts _ had no power. That was down from a peak of about 650,000 over the weekend. 
 
 Brenda Stewart and her husband, Jim, of Marshfield, Mass., lost power Friday night. They built a fire and were passing the time reading and painting, but the monotony was setting in. 
 
 "The hardest thing is being forced to do nothing, having forced R&R," said Brenda Stewart, a nurse. But she added: "When you're a New Englander, you kind of hunker down and just do it." 
 
 Driving bans were lifted and flights resumed at major airports in the region. The Boston-area transit system resumed full service Monday but told commuters to expect delays. The Metro-North Railroad resumed most commuter train service on its New York and Connecticut routes, while the Long Island Rail Road said riders could expect a nearly normal schedule. 
 
 On New York's Long Island, Samantha Cuomo of Bay Shore was stressed out as her 40-minute commute to work turned into two hours. She called the roads "an absolute mess." The group-home manager complained that the street near her work hadn't been plowed and trees were down. 
 
 "That's what people pay tax money for," she said. 
 
 Some school systems canceled classes on Monday, including in Boston, Providence, R.I., and on Long Island, while some local governments told nonessential workers to take the day off. 
 
 Long Island was slammed with as much as 2 1/2 feet of snow, which shut down roads, including the Long Island Expressway, where many people had been stranded overnight during the worst of the storm. A 27-mile stretch of the expressway was closed Sunday but reopened in time for the Monday morning commute. 
 
 Gov. Andrew Cuomo said more than a third of all the state's snow-removal equipment was sent to the area, including more than 400 plow trucks and more than 100 snowblowers, loaders and backhoes. 
 
 "The massive amount of snow left behind effectively shut down the entire region," he said. 
 
 Utility crews, some brought in from as far away as Georgia, Oklahoma and Canada, raced to restore power. In hardest-hit Massachusetts, officials said some of the outages might linger until Tuesday. 
 
 Boston recorded 24.9 inches of snow, making it the fifth-biggest storm on record in the city. The city appealed to the state and private contractors for more front-end loaders and other heavy equipment to clear snow piles clogging residential streets. 
 
 Rain and higher temperatures in the forecast for Monday could help melt the mess but also put extra weight on snow-covered roofs, leading to collapses. Officials said people should try to clear flat or gently sloped roofs _ but only if they could do so safely. 
 
 "We don't recommend that people, unless they're young and experienced, go up on roofs," said Peter Judge, spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. 
 
 Officials warned of the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. 
 
 In Boston, two people died Saturday after being overcome by carbon monoxide while sitting in running cars, including a teenager who went into the family car to stay warm while his father shoveled. The vehicles' tailpipes had become clogged with snow. 
 
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 Klepper reported from Newport, R.I., and Eltman reported from Patchogue, N.Y. Associated Press writers Stephen Singer in Manchester, Conn., Mike Melia in South Windsor, Conn., John Christoffersen in Fairfield, Conn., and David Sharp in Portland, Maine, contributed to this report.
– While the Northeast digs itself out from under historic snowfall, a major storm hit the Upper Midwest today with 8 to 15 inches of snow, CNN reports. The new snowstorm struck seven states but targeted Minnesota and the Dakotas in particular. Meanwhile, heavy rain drenched much of the Southeast, prompting flood watches from central Georgia to southeastern Louisiana up to tomorrow afternoon. In other storm news: At least 15 tornadoes appeared in southern Alabama and Mississippi yesterday. One wreaked havoc in Hattiesburg, Miss., injuring at least 13 and striking a main street. Nearly 140,000 still lack power in New England and New York, where many schools are still closed, the AP reports. Crews have cleared most major highways, but many secondary roads remain unusable under ice and snow. In hard-hit Bridgeport, Conn., about 10% to 20% of the 30-inch snowfall has been plowed, says Mayor Bill Finch. And Bridgeport is not alone: "I've talked to other mayors; we're all buried," he says. A new concern: roof collapses as warmer daytime temperatures soothe Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy reported several cases of buildings caving in. What's more, rain will lay the groundwork for frozen roads when temperatures fall below freezing overnight. Click for more from the AP or CNN.