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In DC, it was known as the "Blizzard of '96" or the "Great Furlough Storm," because it occurred just after the 1996 federal government shutdown [4] and since the Federal government was closed due to the storm, lengthened the time federal employees were away from their jobs in the DC area. Because of unseasonably warm weather in mid-January and ...
Blizzard of 1977: Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region and Southern Ontario: Canada, US January 25–27, 1978 5 Great Blizzard of 1978: New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York metropolitan area: US February 5–7, 1978 5 Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978: Northern Illinois, northwest Indiana: US January 13–14, 1979 4 1979 ...
Nearly half of the 65.5 inches of snow that fell in the 1995-1996 snow season came courtesy of the Blizzard of '96. The 27.6 inches the storm brought on Jan. 7 remains the greatest single-day ...
January 7 – One of the worst blizzards in American history hits the eastern states, killing more than 150 people. Philadelphia receives a record 30 inches of snowfall and New York City's public schools close for the first time in 18 years.
Out of the over 500 historical storms assessed since 1900, only 26 storms have been given a category 5 ranking. The highest ranking storm on the list is the Great Blizzard of 1978, which scored a value of 39.07. The most recent storm to receive a category 5 ranking is the January 2016 United States blizzard, which scored a value of 20.14. The ...
A truck dumps a huge load of snow into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Jan. 8, 1996. (AP Photo/Nanine Hartzenbusch) When it comes to notorious winter weather events throughout history ...
But we all know Ohio weather is fickle and winter can come early or late, depending on the year. According to the NWS, the earliest measurable snowfall in Cincinnati happened on Oct. 19, 1989 ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Ohio Fireworks Derecho ... Ohio River flood of 1937; G. Great Appalachian Storm of 1950; Great Blizzard of 1978 ...