A motorist, left, takes a bottle of water from Frank Gergar, center, and Tracy Cook, right, with the Steel City Volunteer Fire Company, along Interstate 78 in Bethel, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. National Guard vehicles loaded with food, water, baby supplies and fuel delivered help to hundreds of motorists stranded Wednesday night and Thursday while crews tried to clear up a 50-mile backup on the icy, hilly highway.
A woman struggles against strong wind in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 as a winter storm hit the city. Sleet stung the faces of pedestrians and snow and ice covered windshields and streets as a blizzard roared out of the Midwest and shut down parts of the Northeast. At least 13 deaths were blamed on the huge storm system.
An ice covered tree lies across a road in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, as a winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to the region. The storm also left up to 15 inches of snow in Cleveland, up to 12 inches across Pennsylvania and 42 inches in the southern Adirondacks. Three feet of snow fell on parts of Vermont and nearly 2 feet fell on parts of New Hampshire.
Snow blows through the streets as a group crosses Fourth Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. A winter storm dropped over six inches of snow and ice through the region, causing hundreds of school closings and kept many people from work.
Bob Pondolfino Jr. clears the sidewalk with a snowblower near his home as a City of Oneonta grader plows Center Street in Oneonta, N.Y., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. For a time, snow was falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches an hour in the region.
A commuter walks over a pile of snow to get on a bus Wednesday morning, Feb. 14, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio. Layers of ice and snow that covered the state Wednesday made driving treacherous and kept much of the state at home for a second day.
Three cars lie partially crushed under the weight of a snow-packed roof at a gas station in Cleveland, Wednesday, Feb.14, 2007. Much of Ohio was shut down Wednesday when snow and ice closed schools for a second day and many workers heeded warnings to stay off treacherous roads.
A cardinal sits on an ice covered branch in Cincinnati Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. Trees were covered in a layer of ice after a day of freezing rain and sleet Tuesday. At least 108,000 customers were without power Wednesday across Ohio.
Marty Malloy grimaces as he clears the snow off sidewalks Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio. A winter storm that could dump up to a foot of snow on parts of Ohio arrived Tuesday in time to coat roads for the morning rush hour and force numerous school districts to cancel classes. The storm is also expected to drop significant snowfall on much of the Northeast.
A person is seen walking through snow just as it begins to fall and stick to the ground in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. As the storm pushed eastward, the National Weather Service issued winter storm watches and warnings extending from Iowa and Missouri across the Ohio Valley into parts of New England. By midday, snow was falling from Iowa to the mid-Atlantic states.
A blizzard warning is displayed on a highway sign in Indianapolis where more than 9 inches of snow fell Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. The storm closed area schools. More than 10 inches of snow had fallen in north-central Indiana by late morning and wind gusting to 40 mph piled the snow into drifts up to 3 feet high.
Cold, gusty winds driving falling snow creates a moonscape appearance on Lake Michigan as a winter storm forces its way into Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007.
Traffic on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive is backed up during a morning commute stalled by gusty winds and blowing snow Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. Illinois highway officials said it was not going to be a good day to be driving.
A pedestrian huddles at a bus stop away from the gusty winds and blowing snow of a winter storm that blew into Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007.
A pedestrian uses her scarf to block blowing snow as a commuter train arrives at her station in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007.
A message board shows canceled flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. Snow, freezing rain and plunging temperatures created headaches for travelers throughout the Midwest and caused airlines to cancel more than 750 flights in and out of O'Hare on Tuesday.
A janitor empties a garbage can while a traveler sleeps at a gate at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. Snow, freezing rain and plunging temperatures created headaches for travelers throughout the Midwest and caused airlines to cancel over 750 flights into and out of O'Hare on Tuesday.
A city bus makes its way through blowing snow Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, in Champaign, Ill., as a winter storm blanketed much of the state.
Laura Bernstein checks the skies as she blows snow from her driveway, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, in Urbandale, Iowa.
A snow plow clears snow in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. At least two people were killed and more injured in several accidents on Interstate 80 Monday, as icy roads and blowing snow brought poor visibility and slick roads across the state.