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car over after losing control near Belvidere.

1885: During a Canadian blizzard which began on February 8 and ended on February 18, temperatures dropped to -40 and winds blew at 62 mph in Iqaluit in the Northwest Territories. Snow drifts forced residents to stay indoors for 10 days.

1958: At least ten inches of snow covered nearly the entire states of Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Callicoon, NY reported 39 inches, Boston 19 inches, Washington, DC 14 inches. 43 people were killed.

2003: Six major airports in the northeastern United States were closed on the Washington's Birthday holiday as a major snowstorm was working its way slowly up the East Coast. 25 inches fell on New York City. The cost of the snow removal was $25 million. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York were hard hit.