I have seen them happen in CT. Sometimes they cause what is know as a "blue out"
We've only been here a few months (husband is a US Navy P-3 mechanic at NAS Brunswick). Even this storm isn't much of a scare for us, the worst storm we'd seen in KY dumped 22 in of snow overnight. They're forecasting 6-12 in here, we're stocked well in food and the car has a full tank of gas. We're set. :)