Are you looking forward to a bit of snow this season? Whether you enjoy the white stuff or not, there’s no denying that a blizzard is a hassle. Let’s just hope that any blizzards we get this year are far calmer than the infamous snowstorm of 1996. It hit Maryland especially hard and if you lived through it, you’ll never forget it.

Most Marylanders will never forget the massive blizzard that hit the northeast in January 1996.
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Snow stacked up fast, many inches per hour. Highways were closed off and hundreds of Maryland residents were left stranded. And you know things are bad when the metro shuts down.
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Thousands of people had no power for days, and even weeks.
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And all attempts to shovel out of their homes was a tedious chore. Here's a Marylander shoveling snow from the second story of his house.
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Much of the state received over two feet of snow, and some, up to three!
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If you were a child during the 1996 blizzard, you probably remember this event fondly, due to having many days off from school. Adults on the other hand, remember things differently.
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What are your memories from the blizzard of 1996? Share with us in the comments section!

Hopefully, we don’t go breaking any records this year…

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