CNN EarlyStart March 26, 2013 09:10:00
The spring storm that dumped snow from the colorado rockies to the jersey shore is now a melting memory, but not before crushing snowfall records in parts of the midwest. in places like st. louis and peoria, illinois, records for march dating back a century or more were buried beneath a foot to a foot and a half of snow. springfield, illinois, got 17 inches. that's the most ever in a single day. according to the national oceanic and atmospheric association, there was snow on the ground monday in nearly half of the lower 48 states. compare that to less than 8% a year ago. and the storm system h...