"This picture was taken during the Valentine's Day snowstorm of 07'. I live in Dresden NY, which is on Seneca Lake (22 mi. North of Watkins Glen). It was the first year me and my Girlfriend had Valentine's Dinner at home," said AccuWeather.com Facebook fan Jeremey By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist
Feb 14, 2012; 8:19 PM ET
A Valentine's Day Blizzard raged across the Northeast in 2007, dropping as much as 3.5 feet of snow and causing roofs to collapse.
The storm first pushed across the mid-South on Feb. 13, unleashing snow on its northern edge in the Midwest. Chicago got 11.6 inches of snow from Feb. 12-14, 2007.
The storm then shifted off the Atlantic coast on Valentine's Day, strengthening rapidly east of the mid-Atlantic and southeastern New England.
High winds howled and heavy snow thumped across the interior Northeast as the storm gathered strength. Significant blowing and drifting of snow made it even harder on crews trying to keep roads clear.
The heavy snow forced officials to close Interstate 81 and the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Scranton.
A state of emergency was declared in Lackawanna County, Pa., due to the tremendous amount of snow.
The heaviest snow fell from New York state to northern New England, with this corridor receiving 2-3.5 feet.
A 150-year old historical barn collapsed due to the weight of a foot of snow on the Chenango Bridge in New York.
The roof of a building in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., collapsed, displacing 20 people, while 30 inches of snow buried Cooperstown, N.Y., causing the roof of a trailer to collapse.
AccuWeather.com Facebook Fans Share Their Memories of the Blizzard
"I was in Denmark for a wedding and my wife back in NH called to tell me that the wind blew trim off our house. Not fun returning home to repairs and lots of snow. Oh yeah, but before I got home I was stuck in a snowstorm at the airport in Copenhagen," said AccuWeather.com Facebook fan Jason S.
"We have a very long lane and my hubby was plowing so we could out over to Altoona to Red Lobster for dinner..while he was fixing the plow and it fell off tractor and he broke his toe..couldn't walk for days..foot swelled up bad..so feeling bad he made dinner at home and said he would make it up to me on our ann the 25th..while it even snowed more that day but he made his words true..we went to Altoona..was the only ones in there for awhile..the day was great!!!!" said AccuWeather.com Facebook fan Eva S.
"Oh yes I remember that well! That was me and my now husband of 3 years ;) texas road house was the only place open to eat and then we went back to his house to play cards cuz there was nowhere else to go!" reminisced AccuWeather.com Facebook fan Mary K.
"My husband and I spent that Valentine's Day shoveling out our driveway...it was kind of romantic being out there under the moon light in the snow...." said AccuWeather.com Facebook fan Katie B.
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