A Look at Some Historic Christmas Storms
By Scott Cimini on December 18, 2012, 4:05pm Last modified: December 20, 2012, 1:55pm
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1776 – During the American Revolution, Washington invaded Trenton, N.J. in a snowstorm where over 2 ft. of snow fell in parts of Virginia and Maryland. In Trenton, sleet and freezing rain was falling.
2004 – Moderate to heavy snow fell in Connecticut on Christmas Eve. The town of Killingly received 7 inches of snow.
1969 – A winter storm stalled over New England from December 25-28 and blanketed the Northeast with snow. Albany received 26 inches and Burlington VT received 30 inches of snow!
1987 – Tucson, Ariz. received 3 inches of snow giving them their first white Christmas since 1916!
1989 – Jacksonville, Fla. received several inches of snow on the 23rd and it stuck around long enough to give everyone a white Christmas in 1989!
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