Wherein illustrator Sterling Hundley recalls the bitter cold spell of 1940.
1/29/10 7:12 AM
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Sterling Hundley
A winter dusting in the South can be crippling. On January 23-24 of 1940, central Virginia got much more than that. A fierce storm sent temperatures plunging to a record low of -12 degrees, and nearly two feet of snow fell within a 24-hour period, with drifts of up to four feet. Richmond and the surrounding area was completely incapacitated, and a reported 12 deaths were attributed to the freeze. Even the most hardened locals sought refuge from what would become the coldest winter on the record books. Brrrr!
Wherein illustrator Sterling Hundley recalls the bitter cold spell of 1940.
1/29/10 7:12 AM
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