we begin with kristen dalgren. >> reporter: in minneapolis today, drivers were going nowhere fast. >> i got the car stuck now. my wife ran it down and we can't get it up the driveway. >> reporter: at least 6 inches of snow catching a lot of people off guard. >> i can't believe it accumulated so fast. >> reporter: getting around was down right hazardous. in raleigh, missouri crews finally have i-44 opened after this pile-up on saturday involving at least 25 cars trucks and a greyhound bus. in virginia state police were working at least five separate crashes on route 60 alone. near boston a youth hockey team is now telling a harrowing tale of being inside this ice rink when the roof collapsed under heavy snow. >> i immediately started screaming to get off the ice. i just knew that wasn't a natural sound. >> reporter: february is now officially the snowiest month on record in boston. the city just 6 inches shy of the snowiest year ever. new england hasn the first day of march, more than 63% of the continental u.s. is still covered in snow. even dallas an icy mess this weekend, making roa