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to the southwest) recorded 17 inches, Culpeper (to the east) recorded 15 inches, and Richmond 12 inches from the storm. Roads were blocked and electrical service was out for several days in some areas.
Records go back a long time in Virginia, thanks to early record keeping by weather observers such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Listed below are a few of the historic winter storms to impact the region.
January 28, 1772: This storm was named the “Washington and Jefferson Snow Storm” since it was recorded in both of their diaries. The storm left 36 inches of snow (3 feet) in central and northern Virginia.
Exactly 150 years later, January 28, 1922 came the deepest snow of this century to hit the Washington, D.C. area. The heavy snow band stretched across Richmond (19 inches) and Washington (25 inches) immobilizing the region. The weight of the snow was too much for the Knickerbocker Theater in Washington and it collapsed, crushing and killing 100 people. The storm is now known historically as the “Knickerbocker Storm.”
January 23-24, 1940: This storm set a number of records for Richmond. Official records in Richmond began in 1897. The storm dropped almost two feet of snow (21.6 inches) in 24 hours and helped set a record for the month (28.5 inches). Richmond was shut down with drifts as deep as four feet. Businesses were closed for a couple of days and some schools for a week. With fresh snow on the ground, temperatures fell.
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