LebTown
December 18, 2020 6 min read
A snowplow clearing out a Cornwall driveway in the President's Day Blizzard of 2003. (Karen Groh)
From the President’s Day Weekend Blizzard of 2003 to 1993’s “Blizzard of the Century,” these snowstorms prove that weather, if severe enough, can be a historic — and long-remembered — event. Here are just a few of the most memorable blizzards to hit Lebanon County over the years.
1888
It’s difficult to find information on blizzards in the area prior to the 20th century, aside from general guesses as to the conditions of the county during larger, recorded regional storms.
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When the Great Blizzard of 1888 hit the East Coast in mid-March of 1888, it halted trains, shut down communication lines, wrecked ships, and resulted in the deaths of hundreds. To date, it is still considered one of the worst snowstorms in the country’s history.