Thirty years ago this week, much of the Eastern US was crippled by a record-breaking snow storm. Here’s a look back at some Walker County photos and memories from the March 1993 “Storm of the Century” a third of a century later.
In mid-March 1993 the entire eastern US was hammered by a crippling, late-season winter storm. Communities in 26 states were impacted by the freak weather, and some 310 people were killed nationwide. Travel by highway and air was disrupted for nearly a week, with property damage and economic losses estimated (in 1993 dollars) at $5.5 billion.
Hardest hit were southern states like ours that rarely get more than a few inches of snow a year – much less two-plus feet in a day.