Share Your Blizzard Memories
The Blizzard of '78 may be the most famous in RI, but you may have memories of another blizzard that are even more vivid. Share them here.
What do you remember from the biggest snowstorm you ever experienced in East Providence? Or elsewhere? The Blizzard of '78 is the snowstorm most Rhode Islanders reference when talking about memories. But I was living in Pennsylvania then. My most vivid blizzard memory is shoveling through back-to-back snowstorms in the same week -- a 25-inch snowfall on one day and a 27-inch snowfall a few days later when things were just getting back to normal. So, what is your memory? Was it how RI came to a complete stop in '78? Or do you have a different compelling memory? Take a stroll down Memory Lane in the comments section below as you ponder just how much snow will be dumped by Nemo in the Blizzard of '13 — and use the "Upload Photos and Video" …
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11:21 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Rumor has it that Police Chief Rocha called the school department at 9:30AM and suggested that they send the kids home. They refused. All hell broke loose at 2PM when the streets were so high that school buses coudn't move and the kids were stranded. People should follow the advice of the professionals that are getting paid to do the job. Couldn't plow because of the traffic getting stuck. A … more ›