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Mother Nature continues to best our human endeavors. A 1958 New York report stated that rain was falling on the ground, yet guards were making snowballs atop the 1150 foot Empire State Building. The winter of 1977 proved especially harsh worldwide. In Buffalo, New York, snow drifts were so compacted by wind that plow blades broke trying to clear them, and halfway across the world in Japan, record heavy snows collapsed over 200 roofs. Arctic weather dipped to the southernmost part of the United States in 1985, blanketing San Antonio with 13 inches of snow, and dusting several other southern cities with snow as well. On March 13, 1993, the "White Hurricane" pummeled the entire eastern seaboard, resulting in 92 deaths. Syracuse and Boston broke snowfall records that year, and New York city struggled with snow and ice for two weeks after the storm. No doubt the Blizzard of '96 will top records across the Northeast once again. And, as recent pleas for snow shovelers testify, the good old-fashioned snow shovel continues to be one of the most effective, time-honored tool for digging out our nation's cities.
The Snowiest Cities in the Country ( Bellingham Snow Removal? )
Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier, Washington. During the winter of 1916-1917, 789.5 inches of snow fell at Paradise Inn. When this photo was taken, in March 1917, the snow was 27 feet deep. (Courtesy of Historic National Weather Service Collection.) Larger version (35k).
Snowbelt cities dominate the list, but others, such as Denver, Salt Lake City, Omaha and Seattle also receive significant amounts of snowfall. Buffalo maintains the all-time high for snowfall in a single season, holding the record at 199 inches, all of which accumulated during the 1976/77 winter. Rochester, New York, comes in second, with 161 inches in a season, and Portland, Maine, comes in third with 141 inches in a single season. These three cities also carry some of the highest monthly totals in snowfall as well. The recent Blizzard of 1996 may help topple a few seasonal snowfall records.
In the Midwest and West, Salt Lake City, Utah, Anchorage, Alaska, and Denver, Colorado, have each received around a 100 inches or more in their record high seasons. These record highs are for cities only; however, remote mountain areas and smaller towns have received higher snowfall amounts. Paradise Ranger Station in Washington State has received over 1000 inches (or 85 feet) of snow in a single season. Sites along the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada Mountains also receive between 400 and 800 inches (or 33 to 66 feet) in a season.
Some Notable Snowstorms (Bellingham Snow Removal? )
February and March 1717: "The Great Snow of 1717" blanketed New England in a series of four storms, leaving nearly four feet on the ground and drifts up to 25 feet high.
January 1772: "The Washington and Jefferson Snowstorm" is so named because it trapped both men at their homes with snow up to three feet deep throughout Maryland and Virginia.
December 1778: Named after the Revolutionary War troops stationed in Rhode Island, drifts were reported to be 15 feet high after this storm.
November 1798: "The Long Storm" went down in history as the snowiest on record for that month. Stretching from Maryland to Maine, up to a foot-and-a-half of snow coated the region.
December 1811: A powerful storm buffeted New York City, Long Island, and southern New England, accompanied by gale-force winds and destructive tides that severely damaged many ships and harbors.
January 1857: "The Cold Storm" produced severe blizzard conditions along much of the eastern seaboard. Temperatures fell below 9 below zero Fahrenheit, and snowfalls were between one and two feet deep.
March 1888: The "Blizzard of '88" produced temperatures plummeting well below zero degrees Fahrenheit, ravaging gusts of wind and deep snow drifts that stranded several cities, leaving them without transportation or communication. New York City suffered the most damage, particularly to its harbor areas.
November 1898: The "Portland Storm" was named after the ship that sank off the coast of Cape Cod, the S.S. Portland. High winds and moderately heavy snows accompanied the storm.
Even states in the southern part of the United States can get significant amounts of snow. This photo was taken in Bull Shoals, Arkansas, after the Blizzard of '93. (Courtesy of the Historic National Weather Service Collection. Photography by Elizabeth A. Hobbs.) Larger version (40k).
January 1922: The "Knickerbocker Storm" dumped over two feet of heavy snow on Washington D.C. causing the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre to collapse, killing nearly 100 people.
December 1947: A post-Christmas storm caught New York residents by surprise, dropping two feet of snow in 24 hours.
January 1967: A series of record-breaking storms battered the west coast of Lake Michigan, hitting Chicago the hardest, shutting nearly everything down. Looting of the unattended stores became rampant, and it took the city over two weeks to clear the major highways and roads.
February 1969: New York City became trapped under a foot-and-a-half of snow. Commuters became stranded in their cars, schools closed, and travelers were stuck at airports, which were also forced to close. To make matters worse, many of the snow plows had become buried by snow in their storage lots and had to be dug out before they could be used. The city and outlying suburbs were forced to hire 10,000 shovelers and workers to clear the streets.
February 1977: Ontario, Canada and western New York state were slammed by a storm that killed 28 people and shut down the city of Buffalo for over a week. Highways were clogged with thousands of stranded vehicles, and people became trapped at schools, stores and offices, where they were forced to spend the night because they could not make it home through the blizzard.
March 1993: The "Blizzard of the Century" ravaged the southern mid-Atlantic states from Alabama to Massachusetts, accompanied in other states by severe weather disturbances such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, and floods. Snow fell at rates between an inch and two inches an hour in some areas, and many locations experienced record-breaking snowfalls and record snow depths.
January 1996: The Blizzard of 1996 was responsible for over 100 deaths and brought much of the eastern United States to a complete halt. Schools, offices and airports were closed for several days in some areas as roads were impassable. Compounding problems, two subsequent storms blasted the same areas within the following week-and-a-half.
Want to Know More about Snow? ( Snow removal Bellingham WA )
Look for these sources in your library!
Introductory Sources
Snow: learning for the fun of it
John Bianchi and Frank Edwards. Newburgh, Ontario: Bungalo Books, 1992.
Snowflakes ( Snow removal Bellingham WA )
John Sugarman. Little, Brown, 1985.
Snow: causes and effects
Philip Steele. New York: F. Watts, 1991.
Junior Science Book of Rain, Hail, Sleet, and Snow
Nancy Larrick. Garrard, 1961.
Snow Book
Eva Knox Evans. Little, 1965.
Why Does it Snow?
Chris Arvetis and Carole Palmer. Rand McNally, 1986.
The Guinness Book of Weather Facts and Feats, 2nd edition
Ingrid Holford. Guiness Superlatives Ltd., 1982.
Intermediate to Advanced Sources
Snow Crystals ( Bellingham Snow Removal )
Wilson A. Bentley and W.J. Humphries. New York: Dover Press, 1962.
Field Guide to Snow Crystals
Edward R. LaChapelle. University of Washington Press, 1969 (new edition, 1992).
Snow ( Bellingham removal )
Ruth Kirk. New York, William Morrow and Co., 1978.
Meteorology Today: an Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment, Third Edition
C. Donald Ahrens. St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1988, pages 229-244.
Snow in the Cities
Blake McKelvey. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 1995.
The Weather Companion
Gary Lockhart. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1988.
Snowstorms Along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: 1955-1985
P.J. Kocin and L.W. Uccellini. Boston: American Meteorological Society, 1990.
"Extremes of Snowfall in the United States"
David Ludlum. Weatherwise, volume 15, number 6, Dec
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