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For buried Boston, this could be a record-breaker

Boston is now within four inches of the record for snowiest winter of all time: 107.6 inches in the 1995-1996 season
Winter misery: New storm to bring more snow to millions across U.S. 02:48

Boston is now within four inches of the record for snowiest winter of all time -- 107.6 inches in the 1995-1996 season. Sunday night's storm dumped a new layer of fresh snow on a city still recovering from what's been a relentless winter, reports CBS News correspondent Anna Werner.

"We've had a month of storms here. Thousands of cars are still buried under snow," Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said.

Earlier Sunday, 5 inches blanketed Manhattan creating a picturesque scene in Central Park and a mess in the streets. Cars in nearby Yonkers were stuck in place and a New Jersey plow struggled to stay in control.

The storm system also brought treacherous conditions to drivers in the Midwest. Black ice caused skidding in Missouri, tumbling in Oklahoma and sidelined at least a dozen cars in North Carolina.

"Your life flashes before your eyes," one motorist said. "I didn't know how to control my car. I was swerving a lot."

Last month parts of Maine, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania plunged into record cold temperatures.

Sections of the Boston Harbor were frozen solid and a U.S. Coast Guard ship cut through the ice to create a path for other vessels traveling within the port. Commuter ferry boats in New York's Hudson River navigated around a similar challenge and the Great Lakes are now nearly 90 percent covered in ice.

In Boston, workers are removing 950 truckloads of snow every night from the city's crowded streets and people are using anything they can find to save the now-elusive parking spots.

"It's going to continue to be difficult probably for the next month. It doesn't seem like there's going to be a thaw anytime soon," Walsh said. "We're going to be living with these snow piles for a while."

Monday, trash collectors will begin removing parking space savers in some neighborhoods. Massachusetts has already spent $100 million on snow removal this winter and that number may grow, especially with another round of snow on the forecast for Tuesday.

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