1.  How has the October snowfall in the Northeast affected households and communities?

2.  How many homes and businesses lost power due to this weekend's early snowstorm?

3.  a) By early Monday, over two million were still without power (since Saturday).  How long do officials say it might take for some homes and businesses' power to be restored?
b)  What factors are most likely contributing to the delay in restoring power to all of the affected areas?

4.  Why did some towns cancel trick-or-treating that was to take place two days after the storm?

5.  a) In which states did the governors declare states of emergency?
b)  What is the population of each of these states?

6.  What caused this snowstorm to have such a negative impact over such a large area?

7.  What did the National Weather Service and meteorologist Aaron Tyburski say about future early snow in the Northeast?