Monster snowstorm hits midwest, northeast U.S.

A worker plows snow on Market St. during a heavy snowstorm in Philadelphia, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005. Eastern Pennsylvania is expected to get a foot or more of snow from two storms.

Joe Liebetrau braves near white-out conditions to clear off his car Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, in Milwaukee. A snowstorm hit the southern portion of Wisconsin late Friday night and Saturday morning, dropping as much as a foot of snow in some areas.

Heavy snow falls at the White House, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, in Washington.The snowstorm has traveled from the Midwest to the Northeast with accumulation of 7-9 inches in the Washington, DC region.