Maryland hasn’t experienced many nor’easters this severe. On January 27-28, 1772 a nor’easter dropped
36 inches of snow in the area. This storm is called the “Washington and Jefferson Snow Storm” because
both men recorded it in their diaries. The previous worst blizzard in modern Maryland history was that of
February, 2003. The snow blower worked back then.
36 inches of snow in the area. This storm is called the “Washington and Jefferson Snow Storm” because
both men recorded it in their diaries. The previous worst blizzard in modern Maryland history was that of
February, 2003. The snow blower worked back then.
As of Saturday evening, 6 February, we are unable to get more than five feet or so from the house. The
front door and the deck doors are blocked, the snow is too deep outside the garage (first photo), so our
only exit is through the basement into the back yard. But the snow has blown into five-foot drifts
in much of the back yard, and that’s not an optimal exit, either.
County schools will be closed for a week because there simply isn’t enough snow
removal equipment available to clear all of the roads and parking lots necessary to move students
and teachers.
front door and the deck doors are blocked, the snow is too deep outside the garage (first photo), so our
only exit is through the basement into the back yard. But the snow has blown into five-foot drifts
in much of the back yard, and that’s not an optimal exit, either.
County schools will be closed for a week because there simply isn’t enough snow
removal equipment available to clear all of the roads and parking lots necessary to move students
and teachers.
The snow blower has a carburetor problem and I can’t keep it running for more
than a few minutes at a time, so I gave up on it and took a nap. Our
man will clear the driveway tomorrow and we will try to dig one car out and be
satisfied with that until we can find someone with a front-loader to clear more snow.
