[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100226/capt.c6f0f96fad0b412e95d190fc2753f32f.aptopix_winter_weather__pamr102.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=jWEUnywtYdi2MaX1lOz3Zg--[/img]AP - A relentless winter storm blasted the Northeast with hurricane-force winds, deep snow and flooding Friday, cutting power to at least 650,000 homes and businesses, fanning a hotel fire in northern New England, and disrupting air and road travel.