Snow hangs on rose petals as snowfall begins in Nyack, New York, October 29, 2011. A rare October snowstorm bore down on the heavily populated Northeast on Saturday, with some areas bracing for up to a foot of snow and major power outages. (Reuters)

A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrates in Zuccotti Park during the first snow fall of winter in New York October 29, 2011. (Reuters)

Workers clear snow from the sidewalks as a decorative display of pumpkins are coated in snow in New York, October 29, 2011. A rare October snowstorm bore down on the heavily populated U.S. Northeast on Saturday, with some areas bracing for up to a foot (30 cm) of snow and major power outages. (Reuters)

A woman and child carry umbrellas to shield themselves from the snow in New York, October 29, 2011. A rare October snowstorm bore down on the heavily populated U.S. Northeast on Saturday, with some areas bracing for up to a foot (30 cm) of snow and major power outages. (Reuters)

Actors dressed as a toy soldier and a clown greet local children and children of military families as they arrive in the snow to trick-or-treat at the North Portico of the White House in Washington on October 29, 2011. (Reuters)

People prepare to walk across a street as snow falls in Washington October 29, 2011. A rare October snowstorm barreled up the heavily populated U.S. East Coast on Saturday, threatening up to a foot (30 cm) of snow, cutting power to nearly a million households and forcing at least 1,000 flight cancellations. (Reuters)

Local children and children of military families arrive in the snow to trick-or-treat at the North Portico of the White House in Washington October 29, 2011. (Reuters)

Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protest discuss the weather while standing in Zuccotti Park during the first snowfall of the season in New York on Saturday. (Reuters)

Local children and children of military families arrive in the snow to trick-or-treat at the North Portico of the White House in Washington October 29, 2011. (Reuters)

A pedestrian crosses the street during a snowstorm in New York, October 29, 2011. A rare October snowstorm bore down on the heavily populated U.S. Northeast on Saturday, with some areas bracing for up to a foot (30 cm) of snow and major power outages. (Reuters)

A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement surveys tents set up in Zuccotti Park during the first winter snow fall in New York October 29, 2011. (Reuters)