I promise this is the FINAL update. The Snow is over. These images show how much I had in my area of west central Georgia. We had snow melt during the day, so the actual amount could / would have been more. We were only supposed to get 1-3 inches.
At 1:29 pm March 1,2009 snow on top of the mailbox right at 4 and a half inches.
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This video will be the last update. There is only so much you can post about snow. Rest assured I will continue to take pictures and make videos of this historic event.
I went on a short drive around the neighborhood, and that was enough for me. To many folks out, that don't know how to drive in the flaky white stuff. Scary!
Anyway,...have fun and stay safe.
Just a short video of snow in the deep south. Down here in west central Georgia we don't get much if any. The last time was in 2002. We don't call this snow, we call it a Storm of the Century! The snow began falling around 7 am and continues at 12pm. Already 3+ inches on the ground. The weather folks said we were to get 1-2 inches. Guess they were wrong again. No matter...it's Snowing in the Southland!
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Update #5: Short video from earlier- Remember..this is West Central Georgia!
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Update #4: It's snowing in west central Georgia; Snow showers my ass; this is SNOW!
Stayed up late waiting, finally fell asleep. This is what I woke to. Stay tuned video coming soon. By the way, this is what the rest of Georgia has to look forward too. By my finger on the hood of the truck a little over an inch and the truck is under trees.
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Update #3: SNOW Getting closer to Georgia.
A winter storm 'WARNING' has been issued for portions of Northern Alabama and North / Central Mississippi. A winter storm watch is still in effect for a large area of Alabama into Mississippi, and a winter weather advisory is still in effect for a large area of Georgia. Most of these areas are under a Wind advisory as well. Scroll down the page for previous alerts.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
529 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009
...HEAVIER SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF MISSOURI WILL DRIVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...DRAGGING COLD AIR AND MOISTURE INTO THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY START AS RAIN THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION...WITH LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA MOST LIKELY TO SEE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS. ALZ005>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-010600- /O.UPG.KHUN.WW.Y.0001.090301T0400Z-090301T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KHUN.WS.W.0001.090301T0600Z-090301T1800Z/ LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE- LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 529 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN PUSHING INTO NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY. MOST AREAS TONIGHT CAN EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES. HOWEVER...AS SNOWFALL CONTINUES OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 813 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009...AREAS OF SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS AND SWING OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF GENERALLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE COLD AIR MASS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE. MSZ029>033-038-039-046-011015- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090301T1400Z/ WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-KEMPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...DE KALB...SCOOBA 813 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS EVENING. BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL TOTALS UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 910 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO ALL SNOW AS THE COLD AIR ALOFT BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED SURFACES. GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>075-078>084- 089>096-011015- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.090301T1500Z-090302T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS 910 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTH OF A LINE FROM CUSSETA TO PERRY TO MILLEDGEVILLE TO WEST OF AUGUSTA. LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE INTO FAR NORTHWEST GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE STATE. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA...COLD AIR ALOFT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE STATE CAUSING THE RAIN TO MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW. THE STRONG LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CREATE A SWATH OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA. AS THE COLD AIR MOVES INTO THIS PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE LIMITING FACTOR FOR HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE A LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES NEAR THE SURFACE WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME OF THE SNOW TO MELT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. GROUND SURFACES WILL ALSO BE WARM DUE TO THE RECENT MILD TEMPERATURES AND SHOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. HOWEVER...IF A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPS IT COULD CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW TO OCCUR ON ROADS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS ON TELEVISION... RADIO...THE INTERNET OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. IF THE STORM SYSTEM OR COLD AIR INTENSIFIES FURTHER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
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Update #2
This update is from the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL. I include it because the area of Georgia I live in is just across the Chattahoochee River which separates this area of Georgia and Alabama. I don't think the Hooch will stop the Snow from entering Georgia.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 316 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. AS THE COLD AIR AND MOISTURE MOVE INTO THE AREA...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FIRST IN THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS LATER TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON SUNDAY. ALZ018>021-026>033-035>050-010615- /O.NEW.KBMX.WS.A.0001.090301T1200Z-090301T2100Z/ ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY- RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CLANTON... ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT... LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE... FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY... TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY... TROY...EUFAULA 316 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA...SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS AND LOCATIONS REMAIN AT THIS TIME. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...MORE INFORMATION WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ KSL
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Update #1
I say the deep south because there is only one state further south in the southeast than Georgia; Florida.
It's coming folks! Maybe not much but, in the area of the southeast where I live it doesn't take much.
It all started with severe weather spawning tornadoes in my area today. Right now the sun is shining through partly cloudy sky's. It will end with snow showers to possibly an inch of accumulation in my area on Sunday. North of my location (ATLANTA) they may get anywhere from 1-3 inches of the flaky white stuff [ no not me]. Northward from there, who knows? Here is the latest 'Winter weather advisory' for my area of Georgia. They don't issue these very often in my area unless they know for a fact it's going to SNOW.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 341 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO ALL SNOW AS THE COLD AIR ALOFT BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED SURFACES. GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>075-078>084- 089>096-010445- /O.NEW.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.090301T1500Z-090302T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS 341 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTH OF A LINE FROM CUSSETA TO PERRY TO MILLEDGEVILLE TO WEST OF AUGUSTA. LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE INTO FAR NORTHWEST GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE STATE. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA...COLD AIR ALOFT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE STATE CAUSING THE RAIN TO MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW. THE STRONG LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CREATE A SWATH OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA. AS THE COLD AIR MOVES INTO THIS PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE LIMITING FACTOR FOR HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE A LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES NEAR THE SURFACE WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME OF THE SNOW TO MELT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. GROUND SURFACES WILL ALSO BE WARM DUE TO THE RECENT MILD TEMPERATURES AND SHOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. HOWEVER...IF A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPS IT COULD CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW TO OCCUR ON ROADS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS ON TELEVISION... RADIO...THE INTERNET OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. IF THE STORM SYSTEM OR COLD AIR INTENSIFIES FURTHER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Winter%20Weather%20Advisory $$
Some forecast images for you wintry outlook:
Check back for updates and hopefully homestead pictures of snow in the deep south from me.
Later, ED
For other information and pictures from previous attempts of 'Snow in the South', check these out....
31 January 2009- Southeast Snow ?
08 March 2008- Snow in the South...... Pictures from the homestead Snow.
19 January 2008- Final UPDATE : Storm of the Century - 2008 ? Describing what was to happen and what did happen. Includes images and graphics.
Also check the SNOW category for more, including the 1993 Storm of the Century.
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