The refreeze has already played out over and over in New England, where mountains of snow are piled high. Here's a look at how people are handling the weather:
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RUSH HOUR WARNINGS
In the Baltimore-Washington region, officials urged commuters to leave early and avoid a snowy rush hour.
Forecasts called for a possible 1 to 2 inches of snow between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., with low visibility, high winds, and falling temperatures. Combined, that can make for slick roads and dangerous driving conditions.
Transportation officials say it's bad timing for a snowstorm.
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TOILET SNOWPLOW
Talk about a pooper scooper.
A man in suburban Washington, D.C., attached a plow to the motorized toilet, which he had already made for a parade this past summer.
David Goldberg of Rockville, Maryland calls the contraption "Loo-cy," and it comes complete with a toilet paper stand and a magazine rack.
Goldberg posted a YouTube video of himself sitting on the commode while plowing about 4 inches of snow Tuesday in front of a hardware store he owns in Bethesda, Maryland.
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WINTER WINS AGAIN
Remember that New York tourism office website that suggested potential visitors should go to the Florida Keys?
Well, its website crashed.
Bruce Stoff of the Ithaca-Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau says nearly 150,000 views crashed the site on Tuesday afternoon.
On Sunday, Visitithaca.com posted images of Key West and provided links to Florida Keys websites. The site said, "We surrender" and "Winter, you win" and suggested that a visit to Key West was a better option than frozen central New York.
The upside: Stoff says his office fielded numerous inquiries about tourism in upstate New York.
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DON'T JUMP
Boston residents overwhelmed by massive snowfalls the last month have been recording videos of themselves jumping out of windows and into snowbanks, and Mayor Marty Walsh wants them to cut it out.
Walsh chastised thrill-seekers who've been filming themselves performing the frosty feat and then posting the videos on social media websites.
Walsh says, "It's a foolish thing to do, and you could kill yourself."
He says Boston "isn't Loon Mountain," a New Hampshire ski resort. He said Monday the stunts are dangerous as city workers struggle to clear snow-clogged streets and deal with snowbanks 10 feet high.
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COMMUTING NIGHTMARE
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he's done with excuses and wants the contractor that operates the MBTA's commuter rail system to take steps to improve service that has been crippled by brutal winter weather.
Baker met privately early Wednesday with three senior representatives of Keolis Commuter Services.
The governor later told reporters that Keolis' service recovery plan was not satisfactory and the company must do a better job of communicating with the riding public.
There have been widespread reports of long delays on commuter rail lines and passengers waiting for trains that never arrive.
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DOGGONE IT
Here's an upside to all this snow: It was so deep in Troy, New Hampshire, that residents were finally able to capture a black Labrador retriever that had been on the lam for three years.
The wily female pup, who's 3 or 4 years old, had been spotted regularly, but nobody could get close enough for a grab. That changed on Sunday night when Courtney Davis and his girlfriend, Tiffany Bennett, spotted her running from an abandoned trailer. Hampered by deep, fluffy snow after a series of heavy storms, the dog couldn't get away again.
Carl Patten Jr., who's been keeping the pooch in his heated garage since then, said Tuesday that he's using two collars on her: one a harness and the other around her neck, just to be safe.
"It's like Houdini, this dog," Patten said.
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ROOF RAGE
Massachusetts officials are stepping up warnings about the potential for roofs to collapse under the weight of snow that has built up in recent weeks.
Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Gatzunis said owners of residential and commercial buildings should be aware of signs of stress on roofs, including ceilings that are sagging or developing cracks.
Other signs could include popping or cracking sounds from the roof or attic area, and doors or windows that either won't open or suddenly open on their own.
Numerous partial roof collapses have been reported in the state - including at a Kmart store and a high school - but no serious injuries as of Wednesday.
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MORE COLD FOR CAROLINAS
The cold snap affected just about everyone in the Carolinas: Schools closed, people worried about tree limbs falling on homes or pipes bursting, and shelters took in more homeless people.
In Greenville, South Carolina, Frank Marshall prepared for the deep freeze, bounding from store to store Wednesday looking for bags of rock salt to help melt the ice in his driveway. No luck: Every place was out.
"Nobody has a thing," said Marshall, 67, a retired truck driver. "You go inside and everything is about spring. Nobody expected this,"
But he joked that if his power goes out, he won't have to worry about his refrigerated food: "I'll just put everything outside."
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WARMTH IN THE WEST
While much of the rest of the country shivered, the Pacific Northwest experienced a different kind of February, with record-breaking high temperatures. Flowers blossomed, bees buzzed, and the sky was blue. Temperatures have crept north of 60 degrees. But low temperatures have meant headaches for skiers and snowboarders. Nearly all ski resorts in western Washington have partially or completely closed - there's not enough snow.
Downtown Memphis Commission maintenance worker Marlon Minnis spreads a de-icing agent on the shaded sidewalk area of Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Stan Carroll)
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