blizzard of 2015 Jan. 26, 2015

The Instagram Blizzard Has Begun

By Jessica Roy

A bicyclist rides a Citi Bike through the snow in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014.

Photo: Jin Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images

As the snow picks up across the northeast, so too will the photos of the snow, blanketing your Instagram feed and making you wish, quite frankly, that the power would go out and grant you a reprieve. Here it comes: the Instagram blizzard.

The calm before the storm ❄️⛄️ #blizzardof2015

A photo posted by Ivy Jacobson (@ivyjacobson) on Jan 26, 2015 at 2:33pm PST

Will it be the unforgettable #blizzardof2015? The landmark symbol of #NYC, the #empirestatebuilding, is shrouded in snow at twilight. #miracleon34thstreet

A photo posted by Rick Jordan (@ciscisbeo) on Jan 26, 2015 at 2:33pm PST

What the f, Toto.

Una foto publicada por Man Repeller (@manrepeller) el Ene 26, 2015 at 1:57 PST

only mildly terrifying when the rails are sparking and you're 50 ft up #blizzardof2015

A video posted by Alfred M Maskeroni (@digimatized) on Jan 26, 2015 at 1:54pm PST

😝❄️❄️❄️⛄️

En video publisert av Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) Jan. 26, 2015 at 1:44 PST

It begins!

A photo posted by Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) on Jan 26, 2015 at 1:37pm PST

Times Square Elmo says never give up ☝️

A photo posted by Molly Mulshine (@finerthingsclub) on Jan 26, 2015 at 1:23pm PST

Try harder, summer.

A photo posted by Jamie Stelter (@jamiestelter) on Jan 26, 2015 at 1:22pm PST

"The National Weather Service is warning these areas to brace for... a crippling amount of Instagrammed snow photos." pic.twitter.com/0jNERKKvox
— Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) January 26, 2015

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