The 2.14" of rainfall at Delphi was all freezing rain, except for a trace of snow at the end. Many were captured by animals & humans alike as they tried to take flight or just ran as quickly as they could. Also known as the Schoolhouse Blizzard, the tragic Children’s Blizzard of January 1888 caused the death of more than 200 people, most of them children. Maryland and Washington, D.C. were blanketed with up to 25 inches of snow, while areas in the mountains of Maryland and West Virginia received up to 4 feet. The storm swept through New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut in March 1888, dumping up to 5 feet of snow. This ice storm … ________________________________________________________________________________________. This image is from the same ice storm band.......taken at Findlay, Ohio. Dallas, Texas and surrounding area ice storm March 4, 1989. The first storm on our list is the “White Hurricane” of 1913 and was the worst storm to ever hit the Great Lakes region.

Of interest, it the fact that thunder & lightning occurred in the early morning hours of February 3 at Purdue with the freezing rain. The storm caused massive damage, killing crops and livestock as well as over 100 people.

The storm included dramatic thundersnow, a thunderstorm inside a snowstorm, and dropped 20 or more inches of snow. Just days before football's biggest day of the year, a storm system descended in January 1975 that brought blizzard conditions and up to 2 feet of snow to the Midwest and an outbreak of 45 tornadoes to the Southeast. It confusingly caused both record-high and record-low temperatures. Minneapolis Star Tribune file photo/Tribune News Service. Power outages and tree damage was widespread in this area. Snowdrifts 20 feet high buried people, shut down roads and left trains stranded. Washington, D.C., was blanketed with a record-breaking 28 inches of snow from Jan. 27-28. Entire counties were without power & roads impassable.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said the storm was a typical Texas ice storm, made more severe by the heavy precipitation and bitter, persistent cold. It’s not unusual to see temperatures in the 70s or down to the teens. There, like Jasper, Newton, Pulaski there was a blanket of sleet & snow, but also icing, as seen in the picture. The massive amount of snow caused the roof of the capital's largest movie theater, the Knickerbocker, to collapse during a silent film screening. ( Log Out /  Temperatures were at first above 70 °F (21 °C) but suddenly on Friday March 3 and it suddenly got cold, below freezing, and ice started forming in the late evening. This makes it the coldest winter on record in the Dallas - Fort Worth area. Get Backup Electricity Today! Wabash River spilled over its bank in the ensuing, longer-duration lowland flooding event.

She died trying to save the lives of her younger brother and sister.

The city of Charlotte received almost 20 inches in total, making it the Southern city’s snowiest month and also snowiest year on record. March 14 is known as Pi Day because the date, 3/14, contains the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi.

In fact, more than 100 steel high-tension towers were crumbled to the ground like aluminum foil. In total, the storm killed 36 seamen, causing shipping losses of more than $3.5 million in 1905 dollars and led to water safety improvements on Lake Superior. It was the worst icing since the 1871 ice storm in the same area & the worst until the 1909 event. Altogether, Sandy claimed 159 lives and caused $73.5 billion in damage, according to the NOAA. Locals frequently cite the adage, “If you don’t like the weather here in Dallas – Fort Worth,” wait a few hours. Some images from the U.S. Armistice Day was a holiday celebrating the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. Another highly-damaging ice storm hit the area in early 1947.

2,000 residents were treated for injusries from car accidents, fall on ice, and frostbite. News from Lubbock. The storm earned the nickname Patriots' Day Nor'easter or Tax Day Nor’easter because it hit on tax day, April 15. It ended up changing to rain for a while in West Lafayette, at Purdue University after 0.75" of ice. Icing was observed in January 1846 & 1847, as well as 1855, but not as much as the February 1842 icing episode.
Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, set records with almost 30 inches of snow each and winds whipped up to 110 mph. More than 400 people died, and the transportation gridlock following the storm inspired the creation of the first underground subway system in Boston. It also caused a federal emergency declaration in Arkansas and Missouri and impacted parts of Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia. More than a 100-mile wide swath from Louisiana to West Virginia was affected by the ice storm on January 29th to Feburary 2nd. Wikimedia Commons/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Public Domain.

Widespread damaging icing occurred from Oklahoma to New York, Massachusetts, then eventually to Maine. The wet, gloppy snow tended to add to the weight of the ice, causing further tree damage. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Officials of the Dallas Power and Light Company, citing gas curtailments and a freeze that shut lignite coal‐mining operations for the first time in history yesterday, asked customers to reduce use of electricity to prevent a possible systemwide brownout.

The latter two states experienced winds higher than 60 mph, 10-foot snowdrifts, whiteout visibility and thundersnow. CLICK HERE. By the next day, the blizzard had dumped more than 26 inches of snow in some areas, burying cars and buses. This all occurred as warm, moist air was thrust up & over a warm front. THE ACTIVE TIMES ® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF TRIBUNE PUBLISHING. 1. Radio tower & high-tension towers were toppled, entire counties were with out power & tree damage was exceptionally high. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. The 2.49" at Crawfordsville was all freezing rain with damaging accumulations. More than 200 people died and eight ships sunk as a result of the storm. The superbomb dumped up to 3 feet of snow on multiple Midwestern states, including Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.

At these temperatures, frostbite could affect exposed skin in five minutes or less. We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures! The lowest ice accumulations were in northern Newton County with 3" of snow & sleet & little ice near Morocco. Like many other ice storms, this icing was widespread from Kansas to New York. 16 people died in the U.S. and 28 people died. Also known as the Mataafa Blow or the Great Lakes Storm of 1905, the winter cyclone blew through the Great Lakes region with gale-force winds and heavy snow. Many Southern states experienced record-low temperatures. In fact, it was the worst ice storm until 1883 & reportedly the worst since before the Civil War. According to the Dallas Morning News, this could be the worst ice storm in 5 years. Per local press, the greatest ice accumulations occur over Benton, White to Cass counties.

Wings covered in ice, it was reported that it was hard for them to flying in the drying freezing rain.
This damaging ice storm reportedly grounded thousands & thousands of flocks of geese on the prairies. Although Sandy was downgraded from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone before it made landfall in the United States in late October 2012, it still caused hurricane-level chaos and destruction. A severe ice storm occurred on December 23, resulting in numerous downed trees and telegraph lines. Don’t laugh. Dallas Struggles to Recover From a Sun‐Belt Ice Storm. The storm, the Sun Belt's version of the blizzards of the North, was followed by temperatures as low as 11 degrees, making this the worst ice … Heavy rain also occurred as temperatures warmed, causing creeks & streams to swell & flood. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. EDINBURG, Tex., Jan. 3 (UPI) — The worst freeze in 17 years in the Rio Grande Valley appeared today to have destroyed the state's winter vegetable crop and heavily damaged oranges and grapefruit, according to state agriculture experts.

Between loss of life, property damage and historical impact, here are the worst winter storms to hit the United States over the past 100-plus years. Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images. The question now is just how much.”, See the article in its original context from. Closings related to the prevention of the COVID-19 can be found on our Closings page. The temperature is hovering around 33 degrees, and it’s expected to get nothing but worse as it dips below freezing and raining ice is on the way. Note scene from Lincoln, Illinois in the image below, courtesy of the National Weather Service. With early, primitive weather balloons released during this time, a clear summary of the temperature profile was received. City officials, comparing the storm's impact to that of a tornado, said it would take at least two months to clean up iceladen tree limbs that had snapped and other debris. The temperature is hovering around 33 degrees, and it’s expected to get nothing but worse as it dips below freezing and raining ice is on the way. This storm was so destructive & widespread that it inspired study of what was happening in the troposphere during these events. Trees, powerlines made many roads impassable for more than a week, as well. Hurricane-force winds also created snowdrifts up to 7 feet high. It was overwhelming the amount of clean-up needed & many power companies were called from other states to come in & help. The ice took down power lines and trees and made roads undrivable. Have you experienced a winter here in Dallas – Fort Worth, and if so, what are your thoughts on our climate? Although it dumped considerable snow on other states including Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia, North Carolina was the hardest hit. My wife's in tears, I'm calling until my fingers turn purple, and all I get is a busy signal.”. Sleet at the onset culminated to hours of freezing rain January 8-9, 1930. This ice storms inspired a new era in meteorology. Wikimedia Commons/Ryecatcher773/Public Domain. The Weather Channel recently named it the worst ice storm in U.S. history – nearly 80 percent of Maine was without power — although its impact was felt mostly in Canada. 1.77"  West Lafayette  2.3" of snow with icing. In fact, at one point, 90% of Logansport was without power, as was much of Monticello. That blizzard was nicknamed the Cleveland Superbomb.

2.15" at Kokomo & 2.25" at Burlington was all freezing rain. The storm, the Sun Belt's version of the blizzards of the North, was followed by temperatures as low as 11 degrees, making this the worst ice storm here since 1949. The eastern third of the country experienced record snowfall, up to 40 inches in some places, as well as deadly tornadoes. The 1957 Dallas tornado was remarkable in several respects. States as far as Louisiana and Florida saw snow, and 14 different states experienced at least a foot of snow. From Missouri to Ontario, this was a devastating ice storm. Meteorologists classified the storm as a “weather bomb” that was amplified to larger-than-life proportions when three low-pressure systems collided. While it has several other monikers, the Great Lakes storm of 1913 is best known as the “White Hurricane.” This winter storm combined blizzard conditions with hurricane-force winds up to 90 mph, creating 35-foot waves.

More than 100,000 farm animals as well as 58 people died from the cold conditions, while 12 people died due to tornadoes. The advice is always to just stay home.