What I learned From the Blizzard of ’79 by John Cali
Last week’s Hurricane Sandy brought back my memories of a fierce storm from an earlier generation. Way back in 1979 my family and I were living in the suburbs of Washington, DC. In those days that area rarely got the severe storms they’ve seen in recent years. So the sudden blizzard of 1979 came as a shock, especially since it was just a few weeks before spring was supposed to start.
In our town, 30 miles west of Washington, we got 40 inches of snow, all in one night.… Read more