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You are thinking of February 1969. I just barely remember that storm as I was just 6 years old. I do remember my father carrying me to the car because the snow was too deep for me to walk through. I believe it snowed continuosly in most of New England for a solid week. It was actually 2 or 3 northeasters, one right after the other.

Good luck with your preparations down there. Hope it's a total miss. I know what it's like living on the coast and worrying about your property. I used to live in Revere, MA, which was partially devastated by the February 1978 blizzard. Hundreds of homes had their basements and part of their first floors completely covered in seawater. I lived only a half mile from the ocean at the time. I remember walking towards the beach and seeing absolutely no snow at all (it had been washed away by the ocean). Yet back at my house, we have over three feet of it and it was days before my side street even got plowed.

You said your yard had 3 feet of snow, try to imagine, if you can, 3 feet of rain. That often accompanies a hurricane. Even if you miss the severe wind & high tidal surge, you can't escape the rain. BTW, its *flat* down here.