The Blizzard of 96 was a very memorable one. Hitting every state from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware even Virginia as well as some parts of Eastern West Virginia. The heaviest hit was here in PA. And Virginia was the second.
This happened 27 years ago, and it still feels as if I was there, because I was. It hit around January 6th to 10th. My grandfather, or Papa, as I called him, his birthday was on the 7th. We never got a chance to celebrate his birthday till after the storm ended.
In Baltimore, they had over thirteen to seventeen inches. For us in Philly, we got over 30.7 inches. How many deaths did we have? Well, I was only in elementary school, and we had over two weeks off of school. I think we spent most of the blizzard at my uncle's place since they still had electricity.
How do you celebrate a birthday in 2009? In a blizzard. I don't remember it very well, but in the year 2009, from December 16th to December 20th, we had another Blizzard. Not as horrible as the one in 96, but we did lose power and I had to take work off for a few days.
Mostly Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and a few parts of Maryland were hit the hardest. I vaguely remember what happened, but all I know was it felt as if it were Deja vu. Always with the heaviest winter weather hitting us as well as the Northeast
They say winter weather is very unpredictable. Sometimes, you get a normal winter day. A few bits of chill and breeze, but then...WOOSH! A blizzard hits. Blanketing the city with winter snow. But it gives us loss of power, dealing with the cold as we try to get heat.
Losing power everywhere in town. People freezing and losing loved ones. Others who work with doctors or firefighters have special generators. Because, even if there are cold winters that cause blizzards to form, they can't stop working.
Some would even ski to work just to get there. Other times, when lives need to be saved, they would work longer shifts just in case others can't make it. Not everyone is close to their office after all.
There was one more blizzard that hit almost 30 years ago. Blizzard of 93. I think this was the Hercules of storms. Giving us over 30 inches of snow. Losing power over a month...I think. I was only eight at the time.
But don't worry. Your winter blues are almost gone. Worrying if we're going to be stuck in winter weather forever. As you know, March is just around the corner.
They have an old saying that goes: 'in like a lion, out like a lamb' With that meaning, it means- coming in with a storm, coming out calm. Or something like that. Winter comes and goes, like every other season. But with this one, we deal with frozen cold winters.
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