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Augustus Chapman Allen (July 4, 1806 – January 11, 1864), along with his younger brother, John Kirby Allen, founded the City of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. He was born on July 4, 1806, in Canaseraga Village, New York (now the hamlet of Sullivan in the Town of Sullivan, New York ), [ 1 ] to Sarah (Chapman) and Roland Allen.
Streets in New York City as the storm hit. Many overhead wires broke and presented a hazard to city dwellers. [4] Brooklyn Bridge during the blizzard. The weather was unseasonably mild just before the blizzard, with heavy rains that turned to snow as temperatures dropped rapidly. [3]
Worst winter storm in more than 120 years blasted Gulf Coast states, including first-ever Blizzard Warning in Louisiana. New Orleans saw 8 inches of snow, making this the worst storm since 1895.
Jourdanton-Poteet, replaced a proposed road from Jourdanton to US 81 south of San Antonio; extended to San Antonio in 1945; section from IH 35 to Loop 353 returned to San Antonio in 1964 SH 347: 1942 ← US 69 (part) now Port Arthur-Beaumont SH 348: 1943 1990 → FM 1765 (part) Texas City-La Marque; redesignated because it was an FM route SH 349
A historic and deadly winter storm that stretches over 1,500 miles blanketed the southern U.S. on Tuesday with historic snow totals, including the first-ever Blizzard Warning for the Gulf Coast.
For parts of the western and northern Gulf coast, this could end up being the biggest snow and ice storm in more than 100 years and possibly one that many people may remember for decades.
Snow drifts made travel difficult in parts of New York (February 7, 1977) A house almost completely buried in snow in Tonawanda, New York (January 30, 1977). The blizzard of 1977 hit Western New York, Central NY, Northern NY, and Southern Ontario from January 28 to February 1 of that year.
Due to very cold temperatures pushing well down into the South as part of an unusually cold winter, snow was able to break out in places that rarely observe snowfall, such as Texas and Louisiana. [2] By 21:00 UTC that day, the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) began issuing storm summary bulletins on the developing winter storm as snowfall fell ...