The Groundhog Blizzard, as some have coined it, will blanket one third of the nation. It is being called the "worst snow storm of the decade." I've been trying to wish it away and pray it away, but it just doesn't seem like anything is working.
An advancing blizzard in the northeastern United States on Sunday led officials in the region to declare weather emergencies, forced the postponement of a scheduled National Football League game in Philadelphia and grounded some homeward-bound Christmas travelers.
Canadian police and military teams were working Tuesday afternoon to rescue about 300 people stranded after what a local official termed the most brutal storm to hit the Ontario region in 25 years.