Blizzard in Charlottesville?

2/15/2021 (Permalink)

We restore storm damage 24-hours a day in Charlottesville.

Virginia Blizzards

SERVPRO® of Charlottesville has been responding to storm damage emergencies in Charlottesville and other areas of Albemarle County for over twenty years. Storms damage homes and buildings and require immediate action to minimize further damage. Our technicians have the equipment, advanced training, and experience to mitigate storm damage quickly and efficiently.

Although blizzards are not a common occurrence in Virginia, they have been recorded as early as 1772 by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Here are some of the earliest recorded blizzards in Virginia’s history:

1. Jan. 28, 1772: Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson noted in their diaries that 3 feet of snow fell. The Washington-Jefferson snowstorm is Virginia’s biggest snowfall ever recorded.
2. Jan. 16-18, 1857: The Great Blizzard’s foot of snow and wind wrecked ships at sea and almost buried Norfolk under 20-foot snowdrifts. Virginia’s rivers froze. At the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, one could walk from the lighthouse 100 yards on the frozen Atlantic.
3. March 11-13, 1888: The Blizzard of '88 or White Hurricane took down nascent electric lines and telegraph poles from Washington to New York. Strong winds emptied the Potomac River’s Tidal Basin and grounded ships in Baltimore’s harbor while flooding coastal areas.

Call Us!

When your home or commercial business experiences storm damage, SERVPRO® of Charlottesville is ready to respond 24 hours a day.  Call us today at 434-977-5850. We’ll restore your storm damage in Charlottesville, “Like it never even happened.”

SERVPRO^® of Charlottesville is Independently Owned and Operated.