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Winter Survival
Being Prepared
Calling the Winter of 1996 a record setter might be an understatement. The word "disastrous" may best describe the massive snowfalls, treacherous ice, subzero temperatures, destructive flooding and power outages that plagued the state last winter.
Eighteen people died during the snowstorm that paralyzed the state in early January. Snowfall amounts totaled over three feet in some areas, and high winds following the storm whipped the snow into drifts up to 10 feet high in some mountainous areas. Many Virginians were stranded at - home for days. Snowplows worked around the clock to clear roads of snow that just wouldn't stop falling from the relentless storm lingering over the state.
Later in January heavy rain and metling snow com- . bined to produce disastrous flooding in much of the western portions of Virginia. In early February subzero temperatures gripped much of the state with areas in Southwest Virginia reporting temperatures as low as -22 degrees. Later in February ice storms turned eastern Virginia into a huge skating rink which caused scores of traffic accidents, extensive power outages and downed trees.
' The memories of last winter should serve to prepare us for whatever Mother Nature sends our way this winter. According to Addison Slayton Jr., state coordinator for the Virginia Department of Emergency Services, it is wise to be prepared for the worst. "Since we can't prevent winter.
See Winter, Page A-6
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