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Rappahannock.
1979 — Deep snow, rain and cold. School was closed for two weeks and electricity was cut off.
1979 — In October, snow fell on trees still in leaf, causing damage to the trees, shrubs and electrical lines all over the county.
The book also details some interesting old-fashioned signs that folks used to predict the winter weather. Most of the signs assumed that animals, plants, insects and birds have an instinctive knowledge of the weather.
Some of those winter predictors included the belief that a heavy crop of nuts and acorns mean that squirrels were preparing for a harsh season, if carrots grew deeper, it was a sign of bad weather to come, and if hornets and yellow jackets built their nests heavier and closer to the ground than usual, it will be a bad winter.
One sign, mentioned in the book by Stant Weaver, who was quoted as saying, “when we
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