1.   More than a dozen vehicles became stranded on the hard shoulder -- unable to move because their underside became clogged with tar and chippings.

2.   Elsewhere, vehicles were stranded in the middle of lakes of floodwater.

3.   Emergency vehicles were stranded in drifts, and normal vehicular traffic was banned altogether from New York City.

4.   This was the section of the freeway that collapsed stranding several vehicles high in the air on a concrete island.

5.   Traffic on the highway was disrupted and nearly one hundred vehicles were stranded as rescue efforts lasted through the night, police said.