Arctic Blast 2

Ice fishermen brave the cold and try their luck fishing on the Machickanee Flowage in Stiles, Wis., Tuesday evening, Jan. 20, 2004.

Covered with snow and road salt, a smile symbol tire cover in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, remains visible on the back of a vehicle, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, as the region endures more cold and lake effect snows.

Vehicles exit South Loop 289 as snow and rain fall Saturday, Jan. 17, 2003, in Lubbock, Texas.

New York's Hudson River remains partially frozen near Pier 78 in midtown Manhattan, in New York, after this week's bitter cold weather, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004.

Dakota Pettigrew, 5, left, of New Kensington, Pa., and his cousin Jordan Kiebler, 10, of Lower Burrell, Pa., enjoy the ride as they sled backwards in Northmoreland Park in Vandergrift, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004.

A U.S. Coast Guard harbor tug works to break up the ice in Boston Harbor Friday, Jan. 16, 2004. Record cold temperatures warmed later in the day, as two Canadian weather systems that were funneling arctic air over New England moved eastward and began sending the bitter cold out to sea.

Crossing guard Barbara Holgate leaves her sign in the snow so she can keep her hands in her pockets as she tries to stay warm while waiting for students in South Brunswick, N.J., Friday, Jan. 16, 2004. Continued cold weather combined with gusty winds to make the wind-chill factor near zero.

Robert Hernandez looks out on Manhattan as he commutes to the city aboard the Staten Island Ferry early Friday, Jan. 16, 2004 in New York. New York City has been blasted by extreme winter weather with wind chills approaching 25 below zero Fahrenheit.

Sailboats are moored in "sea smoke" in the early morning on Boston Harbor, Friday, Jan. 16, 2004. The temperature was 7 below zero Fahrenheit Friday morning.

Commuters en route to Manhattan stay warm on board the Staten Island Ferry early Friday, Jan. 16, 2004 in New York. New York City has been blasted by extreme winter weather with wind chills approaching 25 below zero Fahrenheit.

Nick Curran, of Monroe Township, N.J., comes up with a face full of snow after taking a spill while sliding down a snow-covered hill in Jamesburg, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2003.

Biscuit, a snow leopard, examines an icicle at New York's Bronx Zoo, Thursday Jan. 15, 2004. A winter storm blasted New York with single-digit temperatures and about 5 inches of snow Thursday morning.

Andy Belk, top, and Jimmy Booth, both 12th graders from Cedar Springs High School have fun going down the hill in Cedar Springs, Mich. Thursday Jan. 15, 2004.

Drew Handley, a third-grader at Coastal Ridge Elementary School in York, Maine, covers his face to keep warm before heading into school on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004, as cold temperatures blanket much of the Northeast.

Bridget Calvo, 8, of Wallingford braves frigid temperatures while making a few runs down a snowy hill at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn., Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15, 2004.

Motorists drive through blowing snow as the light from the setting sun hits James P. Casey Road in Bristol, Conn., Thursday evening, Jan. 15, 2004.

Members of Lycoming College's swim team leave Lamede Gymnasium to take run around the school campus in Williamsport, Pa., for the 2nd Annual "Suits and Sneakers Run" on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004. Twenty-five to 30 swimmers clad only in their swim suits and running shoes volunteered to brave the 11-degree temperatures and four inches of snow to make the annual run.

Manhattan dogs Tory, left, and Shannon are dressed in the proper attire for the cold snowy weather in New York Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004. The New York area is expecting record-breaking low temperatures Friday.

A pedestrian passes the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in New York's Central Park Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004, after five inches of snow fell in the early morning.

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