Wowza. This is a photo my sister Delinda just sent from Chicago. This is looking out her family room window to the street below, and she said it's STILL snowing! Crazy!

not sure where he thinks HE'S going...

From CNN.com:

A vast winter storm brought blizzard conditions and record snowfall to large sections of the upper Midwest and Ohio Valley early Wednesday, a frosty testament to winter's fury despite a famous groundhog's forecast for an early spring.
The brutal weather gobbled up travelers trying to make their way on snow-choked roadways and snarled air traffic, forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights again on Wednesday.
Chicago is at the epicenter of the storm, receiving a record-breaking 13.6 inches of snow at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Chicago officials warn that more snow is on the way. At a Wednesday morning news conference, Chicago emergency management director Jose Santiago said there will likely be 15 to 20 inches of snow on the ground -- 25 inches in some places -- by the time the storm leaves the area.
A blizzard warning remains in effect for all of metropolitan Chicago until 3 p.m., Santiago said.
The current total not only breaks the previous record of 4.0 inches for that date -- set back on February 1, 1967 -- but it also establishes a new all-time record daily snowfall for the month of February for the city.
The previous calendar day snowfall record for Chicago for February was 11.5 inches, set on February 18, 1908.
The National Weather Service in the Windy City is asking residents not to travel unless "absolutely necessary."
"Reports from media and local law enforcement officially indicate that hundreds if not thousands of vehicles have gone off the roads," the weather service said early Wednesday morning.
Chicago's iconic Lake Shore Drive is currently closed due to poor traffic conditions, multiple accidents and abandoned cars and buses. Raymond Roscoe, chief of staff for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, said it is unknown when the route will reopen.
The blizzard coincided with rush hour Tuesday night, producing three accidents between 7:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. One involved a Chicago Transit Authority bus, Roscoe said. The accidents stalled traffic on the northbound side of Lake Shore Drive and the rapidly falling snow completely immobilized the road.
Roscoe said many motorists remained stuck in their cars throughout the night, while others abandoned their vehicles. Police, fire department and sanitation crews spent much of the night pulling people out of their cars, he said. Roscoe said there were no reports of injuries.
"We know that hundreds of people were very inconvenienced and we apologize for that," Roscoe said. "While city personnel worked as quickly as possible, we certainly understand peoples' frustration."
"I want to make it clear that ultimately dealing with this storm is our job," said Roscoe.
Chicago officials warned residents to stay indoors unless it is absolutely necessary to go outside. They said wind chill temperatures are likely to drop to between 20 and 30 degrees below zero Wednesday night.

Good news though (and good job Phil):

Smack in the middle of the storm track is Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home of a certain groundhog, who has been forecasting the end of winter for more than 100 years. When Phil emerged from his hideout early Wednesday, he saw no shadow -- meaning, according to tradition, that spring will come early this year!!!!!