MARCH SNOW: We remember a hellacious snow storm not too many
years ago on St. Patrick’s Day. And a reader dropped off a clipping
from 1993 with the headline, “Numbing Cold Follows on Heels of
Heavy Snow.” The story was dated March 13 and 14.

“Although the ‘Storm of the Century’ is behind us, it has left
its mark on the area as residents try to maneuver around mountains
of snow and back into a busy work week,” the story says. About two
feet of new snow had fallen that weekend.

“As the snow stopped falling, numbing cold moved into the area
early Monday morning.

“A Kushequa resident reported a low of 28 below zero at about 6
a.m., while the Pennsylvania American Water Co. in Kane, which has
a U.S. Weather Service thermometer, recorded 20 below.

“The Bradford Regional Airport reported a low of 15 below zero
Monday morning.

“While road crews worked mightily to clear the streets over the
weekend, the lack of a place to put snow created some problems.

“At intersections Monday, motorists had to creep beyond the
white mountains lining the roadway to see whether there was any
oncoming traffic,” the story said. With the text was a photo of a
man making a tunnel through shoulder-deep snow piles.

“Early in the morning, patrolling officers had reported
hazardous conditions at several intersections, with fender benders
occurring at the corner of Davis and Main streets and the
intersection of North Center and Pleasant streets.

“Police issued broadcast reports asking motorists reporting to
work to use caution, especially at intersections. Conditions
improved later in the day as sunshine returned and snow began to
melt from the roadways.

“Throughout the day, at spots even on Main Street, some
sidewalks remained reduced to pathways through the heaped-up snow,
with narrow alleyways stretching to each meter and mailbox.

“Monday’s mail delivery was one area severely affected by the
storm; the regional mail sorting center in DuBois closed down
because of weather conditions Sunday night.

” ‘Our mail comes from DuBois, and they shut right down last
night, so we had very little first-class mail,’ ” Jill Hale at the
Bradford Post Office said.”