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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 ...
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 ...
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A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
The Blizzard of 1996 is one of them. It's one of the defining winter storms of the 20th century and is still a record-holder to this date for several cities. A true blockbuster storm, this nor ...
A radar loop of the blizzard at 10:00 a.m. EST (13:00 UTC), March 14. In Delaware, Governor John Carney issued a level one driving warning for New Castle County and DMV offices in New Castle County were closed on March 14. [42] Washington, D.C., was issued a winter storm warning on March 13. [43] MetroAccess is issued to shut down on March 14. [44]
A powerful bomb cyclone associated with a major atmospheric river is forecast to drench the West Coast, from Washington to California, this week and could potentially lead to life-threatening ...
January 7 – A large blizzard hits the Eastern United States, killing 60. [35] May 15 – Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kills at least 443 people. [36] July 18–21 – Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River in Quebec, [37] in one of Canada's most costly natural disasters. [38]