Wow! Besides Germany of 1954-1956; and a few years in Indianapolis !956-1961) I lived in North Louisiana and southern Arkansas. And we had a few winters in North Louisiana and southern Arkansas that had some very severe ice storms, and them old houses without insulation or storm windows and doors were pretty cold.
We lived in Memphis TN from 1961-2000; on Christmas eve 1963 it came a blizzard from about 9 AM until 10 PM, total snow 14” to 16”(was -10 degrees for the next 5 days).
Right at the end of March 68, it had rained most of the day, started to snow about 2PM, I left work downtown about 5 PM, was about 6 to 8 inches of snow. It reached about 16” + that evening.
We can all say, “we still have weather”!
Interesting. You're recalling details from 42 years ago as though they only happened a few days ago.
***Right at the end of March 68, it had rained most of the day, started to snow about 2PM,****
I remember that! March 14, 1968! The local weather man, Don Woods channel 8, out of Tulsa said it would be a “dry front” and we would get no snow out of it!
We got TWO FEET of snow, and where the wind blew there were deep drifts! Electricity out for several days, no one had 4-W Drive vehicles then so every one was snowed in!
I heard about this! I had been transfered to Northern california for two weeks not long before so missed it.
My wife recalls being without electricity for a week.
Since then we have been prepared for any weather like that here!