In what is turning out to be one of the harshest winters of all time for the United States, the winter storms keep coming one after the next. The country has already experienced record low temperatures and record high levels of snowfall.

"Winter storm warnings and advisories stretched from Utah to Vermont. The storm was also expected to drop as much as 8 inches on Ohio. As much as 2 inches an hour of snow may fall in New Jersey," reported Businessweek.

"A mixture of rain and snow was forecast for Washington, with little or no accumulation, while Boston was expected to get less than 0.5 inch of snow as the storm focuses more on the corridor from Philadelphia to New York."

By noon on Sunday, 1,503 flights within, into, or out of the United States had been canceled and 1,987 were delayed, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. Affected cities include New York, Newark, N.J., and Philadelphia. The areas could get up to eight inches of snow Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

While the weather was clear and a relatively warm 49 degrees on Super Bowl Sunday, shortly thereafter the temperature dropped back to the 30s and storm warnings and inclement weather led to flight cancellations which trapped many of those who had traveled to the game.

A Seattle Seahawks fan who traveled to the game from Redmond, Wash. said, "People from all over the country are here in different types of jerseys, yet we're all in the same situation right now. Everyone is stuck and ready to go home." He did add that "it messes everything up, but today I do it with a smile because I'm going home a champion with my team."

Schools are closing in parts of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania as a result of the weather.