http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2012/11/19/the-storm-of-the-century/ Weather, Gardening, Full Moons, Best Days and more. Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2012/11/19/the-storm-of-the-century/#comment-57958 Kathy Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:42:03 +0000 http://www.farmersalmanac.com/?p=16478#comment-57958 The storm I will not forget about was on January 8, 1996. My son was actually born on January 9 the very next day. We were driving through the disaster when it first started snowing to get to the hospital. At first we were thinking “oh it wont be too bad, ive seen much worse!” I was wrong. It was so bad 4-5 inches of snow fell per hour. We and alot of other people on the roads, were STUCK! We almost slid out the road, tires were spinning and it was night!! Winds were howling and the temperatures were very very FRIGID. You could only imagine how scary it was. Did I get home? Yeah the next evening. Thats right we were stranded on the side of the road for the whole night. We were very fortunate though and im thankful to be here today. In Roanoke, Virginia a whopping 28 inches of snow fell. I was outside with snow up to my waist, Sure, I’ve been through several blizzards here but the blizzard of 1996 will be one to remember. It can get very snowy here but getting a foot or more of snow at a time isnt an everyday thing, atleast for Virginia standards. Everyone, have a great and blessed Thanksgiving!

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