• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Weather / Latest storm brings back memories of another April snow

Latest storm brings back memories of another April snow

April 8, 2003 By admin

The nine-inch snowfall that’s already melting away reminds some Iowans of the big storm that hit the state thirty years ago. On April 8, 1973, a storm dumped as much as 20-inches of snow across the central part of the state, and the east was hit particularly hard. School was called off for a whole week in West Delaware schools, where Dick Justice was director of transportation, buildings and grounds at the time.Justice says everyone had to dig out and even then they had plenty of problems — like a drift the county cut through that he says was as deep as the schoolbus was tall. There weren’t many snowmobiles in those days, and Justice says that was about the only way people could get around. Then when it was time to come out, people just didn’t have equipment to handle such a heavy task, and quarries around town sent their heavy equipment in to help. There weren’t any major emergencies recorded in that storm, though plenty of travelers were inconvenienced and many other Iowans had to wait it out, snowed in at home.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Weather

Featured Stories

Bill would limit placement of solar arrays on farm ground

Marquette casino moving to land, leaving only 2 casino boats in Iowa

Reynolds signs her ‘school choice’ bill into law

Governor Reynolds touts 2024 Iowa Caucuses in Inaugural Address

University of Iowa grad presiding over U.S. House Speaker vote

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

No coaching changes coming for Iowa football

Iowa State names new receivers coach

No. 2 Iowa visits No. 1 Penn State in wrestling dual Friday night

Iowa’s Clark brings increased exposure to women’s basketball

No. 18 Iowa State women visit TCU

More Sports

Archives

Copyright © 2023 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC