Dear Tom,
Everyone talks about the Jan. 26-27, 1967 23 inch "Big Snow." Didn't we have some
decent-sized snowfall in the weeks that followed?
Michael Balun, Plainfield
Dear Michael,
Indeed we did. The city was still reeling from the "Big Snow" when another 2.9 inches
fell on Jan. 29. That snow was followed by a 4.0 inch storm on Feb. 1 and a 7.6 inch
event on Feb. 5- that brought the city's snow depth to a staggering 28 inches.
Just 17 days later the city was walloped by a brief, but blinding blizzard that completely
snarled the evening rush hour. Accompanied by thunder and lightning, the storm
dropped visibilities to near zero across the area as winds gusting to nearly 50 m.p.h.
produced whiteout conditions. The storm brought 5.5 inches of snow to the city with
four inches falling in just 2.5 hours.
