A snowstorm dropped up to 18 inches of snow in New England, USA. Boston's Logan International Airport was forced to close because of icing conditions. Ice coated the northeastern United States, due to frozen rain caused by moisture forced on top of Arctic air. (15th)

\item Heavy snow and frigid temperatures continued to grip Eastern and Central Canada Friday, forcing authorities to close schools and offices and call out the military. More than 26 cm of snow fell on Toronto since Tuesday and 111.2 cm fell since the beginning of the month. That accumulation beat historic records for the city dating back to 1871. (15th)

\item Adventurer Peter Hillary narrowly escaped death in a snap blizzard, the ice trekkers across Antarctica said. Australian Eric Philips described the panic felt by himself and fellow trekker Jon Muir when Hillary, who had fallen a short distance behind, "just disappeared." The trekkers are attempting to retrace the exploits of Robert Falcon Scott in 1912. "We were hit by this horrendous ground blizzard," Philips said. "The wind blew up to about 50 knots, we had less than 10 metres visibility." The extreme conditions faced by the trekkers on the polar plateau above the Shackleton Glacier included temperatures ranging down to -50C. (17th)

\item Heavy fog and black ice are blamed for dozens of accidents that closed a stretch of Interstate 94 southwest of Detroit, USA. Michigan State Police say about 50 cars were involved in the early morning pile-up near Oakwood Blvd., in the city of Allen Park, Mich. (17th)