The Interstate 70 in Colorado was partially closed on Thursday morning, following reports of multiple vehicle crashes, after up to 4 inches of snow . Considering the current weather pattern, it may be difficult to believe that 21 years ago a life-taking blizzard was raging across eastern Colorado. Earlier, at about 4:45 p.m., traffic was reopened on Interstate 25 after snow was cleared to the New Mexico border. Jan 26, 2007. It was estimated that drifts in some areas of Denver reached up to 5 feet (1.5m), with an average depth of about 3 feet (0.91m). Taking place the first week of December, the blizzard of 1913 dumped a whopping 45.7 inches on Denver, virtually closing down the Mile High City. Concerns about potential cattle losses prompted Colorado to airlift hay to the hardest hit areas, including the use of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the Colorado National Guard and a C-130 from the Wyoming National Guard. There have been no reported human deaths but officials are estimating that about 3,500 cattle may have been killed.There are an estimated 340,000 head of cattle in the region.On Dec. 31, widespread rescue efforts began.Searchers using helicopters and single-engine planes crisscrossed the frozen plains looking for people stranded by the blizzard that closed highways and brought life to a standstill.Gov. The heavy snow and blizzard conditions caused roads to close, and schools and businesses to close for three days. (Saturday night) and (tonight) we will clear the schools, Klein said. The six victims, an elderly man from Ohio, was found dead in his car today on 170 near Goodland, Ran. SUGGESTED VIDEOS:Local stories from 9NEWS. Example video title will go here for this video, Delays expected; Next with Kyle Clark full show (3/1/23). Below is a hand drawn surface map of the blizzard when . In and around the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan area, in Bucks County, slippery road conditions contributed to a tractor-trailer accident on the 14th on Route 309 in Richland Township. Over a week after the storm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, melted snow refreezes into ice on a street. [11][12], Areas of the Appalachian Mountains in northern New England and Quebec received accumulations of over 16 inches (410mm) with local amount exceeding 36 inches (910mm) in parts of Vermont and 42 inches (1,100mm) in the Adirondacks in New York state. Nearly a dozen large pecan trees were uprooted. The blizzard beginning on December 20 was not the state's final snowstorm in 2006. Lackawanna County and Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania received so much snow that every highway was closed. At 5:22 PM, Berks Emergency Management calls the state police at the Hamburg barracks but cannot get through, so he decided to drive there. On February 14, for only the third time in school history, Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania canceled classes as a result of the snow. Colorado was known to get some snow in October, and still does today, but it doesn't happen every year, and normally when it does, it's just a few wet inches that melts away quickly. The blizzards occurred within a week of each other. The Midway total was the largest amount of snow received in the month of February for one midnight-to-midnight day since records began to be kept in 1928. As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible. 5. In Northampton County, an 83-year-old woman was found dead on the rear porch of her home from hypothermia. Chunks of ice as large as three feet wide made their way to the pavement from high up. There is a common misconception that the Colorado Front Range gets a lot of snow. The Blizzard of 1997 - October 24th - 26th. Most of them were killed in motor vehicle accidents, including one in Ontario,[29] three in Nebraska, two in New York,[30] two in Illinois, two in New Jersey, two in Indiana, two in Delaware, one in New Brunswick,[31] five in Quebec, one in Louisiana, one in New Hampshire, six in Vermont,[32] one in Missouri, one in Pennsylvania, one in Virginia, and six in Ohio. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for much of the mountains through noon Thursday with 1 to 3 feet of snow and wind gusts to 65 mph forecast, creating near-blizzard . 2006-2007 Colorado Holiday Blizzard. A pump house was destroyed, a large tree branch fell onto a car, a mobile home and an outbuilding was damaged, and uprooted and snapped several trees. A Quiznos Sub in Syracuse, New York closed due to snowfall affecting shipments. Blizzard warnings are set to go into effect for much of northeastern Colorado from noon Wednesday until noon Thursday. Gen. Mason Whitney of the Colorado Air National Guard, a member of Owens Cabinet, and the adjutant general in charge of the Colorado Army and Air National Guard, hopped on a C-130 cargo airplane to help the Wyoming Guard, which provided the plane, deliver hay to stranded cattle near Springfield. Tornado damage, rather than snow fall, caused Tulane University to cancel classes. In McCormick County, two homes sustained minor damage and several trees were downed. [citation needed], In addition to the general snowfall, snow squalls coming from Lake Ontario gave local amounts of over 2feet (600mm) of snow near the Hamilton and Niagara regions, where 1 foot (0.30m) of snow had already fallen on February 13. . Bringing the world to Ethereum is the ultimate goal, but first we must bring Colorado to Ethereum! When lightning struck near central Colorado on . Cher. Wraparound snow showers lingered in Monroe and Carbon Counties until 2 AM EST on the 15th. Strong winds also accompanied the storm but damage was minimal, though a radio tower pole was toppled by 40mph (64km/h) winds in Ohio. The southern Poconos saw less mixed precipitation, however there was a period of mixed precipitation between about 7:30 PM on the 13th and 11:30 AM on the 14th. The cost for snow removal in December 2006 alone was $2.8 million and for the period January to March 2007 the cost was $10.2 million. What made this storm particularly unique is the fact the snow stuck around for 63 days, and snow removal cost the city $1.5 million. The weight of snow and ice, on the 14th, brought down the dome over the swimming pool at the West End Racquet and Fitness Club in South Whitehall Township. The highway was closed for more than an hour, which forced motorists to detour on slush-covered side streets. In Chicago, O'Hare International Airport received 10.2inches (259mm) of snow, while Midway Airport received 12.0 inches (300mm). By 10:00 am Thursday, February 15, about 73,000 homes were without electricity in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The blizzard covered homes. At 10:40 PM, Governor Ed Rendell declared a disaster emergency. The high is predicted to be around 80 degrees in Denver and other cities Tuesday but within 24 hours, blizzard conditions are forecast, the National Weather Service says. The entire state of Colorado will get a break from snow Thursday night and Friday morning. Due to the near-record amounts of snow in the Appalachian Mountain chain, National Weather Service officials had issued statement for a higher risk of avalanches across northern New England. Mon Thur, evening shift. We cant get down the alleyways at all, and 90 percent of our trash is picked up using alleys, Bryant said.Bryant said when more streets are cleared the city may open a roll-off, where people can dump their trash.La Junta City Manager Rick Klein said Saturday that his crews were also clearing paths to schools that are scheduled to open on Tuesday.We have made some gains as far as clearing arteries and snow from main streets. Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a difference. It shut down the old Stapleton International Airport for 33 hours, leaving thousands of travelers stranded. But the Armistice Day Blizzard, which (as the name suggests) hit Nov. 11, 1940, quickly and unexpectedly brought a flurry of deadly snowfall. . When it snows in Denver and people say "it could be worse," this is what they're talking about. October blizzards are rare indeed, and the severity of that blizzard any time of year even rarer. The 1913 blizzard dumped nearly 46 inches of snow on the city, virtually shutting it down. 80 homes and mobile homes were impacted, 44 of which sustained significant damage or were destroyed. Two men were found frozen to death yesterday on State Route 24, cast of Colorado Springs. Downtown Denver, in particular, experienced severe economic hardships as a result since so many paths were not clear for potential customers, but it was the same throughout many places. History Colorado/89.451.143. [22], Road traveling was extensively slowed down and numerous accidents and pile-ups were reported across several states and in Ontario. Guardsmen in small helicopters were sent to break ice on water tanks for the cattle to drink. A New Jersey car covered in snow and ice after the blizzard. Other pecan trees had large limbs broken off, and one person was injured. [27] Other stretches of highway throughout Pennsylvania were shut down, including Interstate 80, 81, and after the storm, even the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Colorado Blizzard of 2006. In Pittsburgh, tourist sites such as the zoo and aquarium were closed. At 8:20 AM on the 14th, it was decided that drifting was occurring more frequently than road crews could clear, resulting in the heavily traveled road being closed. At the peak of the storm over 300,000 customers lost power across the United States. Ingredients of Severe Blizzard (1)Extremely cold air originates on the plains of west-central Canada (2) Strong wind provided by extratropical cyclone (3)Heavy snow provided by extratropical cyclone Most of these cyclones develop over two locations east of the Rockies: Eastern Colorado and the plains of Alberta. The Great Snowstorm of 1913 dumped a record-shattering 45.8 inches of snow along the Front Range in just a few short days. Numerous flights were canceled due to the snow and ice across various airports including in Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Montreal, Kansas City, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cleveland, Boston and Cincinnati. A brief tornado uprooted trees and damaged the skirting of a mobile home. The airport reopened 22 December at 12:00PM MST having been closed for a record 45 hours.[1]. In the Poconos, in Carbon County, The Mansion Hill (SR 209) exiting Jim Thorpe towards Lehighton was closed for most of the 14th due to snow slides blocking the major artery or tractor-trailer trucks becoming stuck and blocking the travel lanes. Ti Bonbanh.com thng tin gi c v cc mu xe mi lun c cp nht thng xuyn, y v chnh xc. Bn c th d dng tm kim cho . Hay drops were instituted to feed thousands of stranded, starving cattle. This was a main trouble spot as the snow and sleet reportedly drifted on the hill across part of the highway.