Today - In New York City - 58 Years Ago

[SEAZSky]

And I Was There -

This Day in Weather History

December 26, 1947 -
New York city had its biggest snowstorm on record with 25.8 inches at the Battery and 26.8 inches at Central Park in 24 hours. 32 inches fell in the suburbs. White Plains, New York had 6 inches of snow in one hour with 19 inches over a 6 hour period. Traffic was completely halted and the snow removal cost was $8 million. 27 people lost their lives in the storm.

This record still stands.
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I was 16 1/2 years old, and my father had a 1931 Ford
Model A - with 16 inch wheels and he was able to go
anywhere. But most of the other residents were
stranded for a week! We had snowball fights - galore!
What a Christmas"present"........

Stan
Oro Valley, Arizona (yesterday was 80 degrees - NICE!)

[decgirl66]

Wow! That is a lot of snow, and only fun for the kids! LOL

[Extremeweatherguy]

Reminds me of when I lived in Raliegh. In January 2000, I had 24" of snow at my house in less than 24 hrs. (most of it fell in 12 hrs)! It was a crazy day for sure. The city of Raleigh was shut down for a good week and schools were closed for almost two.