I was just watching a PBS documentary about the blizzard of '77, began on Dec 26, which shut down much of the eastern U.S. all the way down to GA.
The center of the pressure system was over Lima, OH
Temps were below zero for weeks, snow drifted to 50 feet in some places and the interstate highways were closed for days. 50 dead just in OH, billions in home and infrastructure damage.
Snow penetrated walls, windows and any access point and the wind was so strong it blew down the doors of houses leaving the inhabitants exposed.
Even down into TN there was over a foot of snow and the highways were closed. Schools were closed for Christmas already but did not restart until Feb.
I still remember it vividly because my wife was pregnant and waaaay past due with our first. I made several "checkup trips" to the hospital with her driving on solid pack ice on I-40.
I now live closer to Lima than I am to my old home in TN, and I try to stay prepared for these types of emergencies but watching the show brought back memories and put me into "prepper mode" since the temps have been a bit nippy the past few days, and Dec 26 is not far away.
I realized that although I have supplies on hand many of them are in outbuildings that I would not be able to access if the snow was 10 feet deep!
How many times am I going to see snow 10 feet deep in KY???
Not often, but it did happen once, during my lifetime, and lots of people died because something that had never happened before fell upon them. And moving a couple of propane tanks closer to the house is a small precaution in case this should be another winter of wonder.
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