The situation wasn't much better in many Long Island communities, where commuters woke up Monday to roads jammed with thick layers of ice and slush.

WSJ: Deep Snow, Ice Defying Plows

On Long Island, the main roads in Suffolk County that had been coated with ice and slush just a day earlier were clean down to the asphalt Tuesday.

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Dorset police has warned drivers to beware of slush and ice on the roads.

BBC: Dorset snow: Ice warnings continue following snowfall

On motorways, stay in the clearest lane where possible, away from slush and ice.

BBC: How to drive in snow and icy weather

The water, albeit in smaller volumes, continues to flow, forming unstable layers of snow, slush and ice (see 2:08 when Gadd sinks his hooks into a piece of snow that simply crumbles away).

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Huge blocks of ice calved off and collapsed into tidal waves of icy slush.

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