The Capital Region saw over a foot of snow on March 31st 1997
Back in 1997, The Capital Region was handed one of the worst April Fool’s jokes, a day early. What became known at the April Fool’s Day Blizzard dropped over 1 foot of snow on the area and much of the Northeast. What’s even crazier about the storm is that on March 28th, temps in the area were in the 60’s and in the 50’s on March 30th.
That changed very quickly come March 31st, when what started as rain rapidly turned to snow by 10am. That snow, which was falling at 1-2 inches an hour lasted all day long and into the night. Throw in wind gusts that ranged from 30 mph to 50 mph and you have a recipe for disaster. Those conditions not only made for terrible travel but also knocked power out in an estimated 70,000 homes in The Capital Region…