>> reporter: it is not over yet. blizzard warnings remain. lisa stark, abc new, grantsville, maryland. >> this storm was amazing when you think about it. it was a hurricane wrapped in a nor'easter wrapped in a blizzard. it was everything. the most all-encompassing system most have ever witnessed. beyond the flooding and rain here, you had feet of snow. incredible. some places up to 26 inches of snow. >> my family back in michigan. i know columbus, ohio, got drilled with some snow as well. they said lake michigan was expecting the highest wave on record, around 22 feet high. >> that was the thing about the storm, just the sheer size of it. 1,000 miles from cloud to cloud. in addition to being, at the center, category 3. don't let category 1 fool you. center terms of pressure. cat 3. same strength as katrina. but the size of it cloud to cloud, hard to escape its grip for most of the country. just an amazing system. we will continue to cover it, of course, throughout the morning. keep it right here on abc. cover it, of @