It might be called “The Big Snow.”
For Sussex County it came with some 13.5 inches in Ocean View overtaking the 12 inch average.
The Delaware Coastal Airport saw the temperature drop to 2 degrees matching a 1970 record low.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the temperature in Georgetown only rose to 24 degrees on Sunday as the snow began to melt.
The paper reports that the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport saw of record of zero degrees.
Roads were icy and snowy with Governor Jack Markell urging motorists to drive cautiously.
The snow storm also saw a record 9 inches in Salisbury with motorists telling Delmarva Public Radio’s Hayden Donnelly that the roads were messy as they ventured out yesterday.
Highs this week are expected to reach into the 40’s and 50’s melting much of the accumulated snow and clearing away the last of the white stuff from the roadways.
Cleaning Up
As Delmarvans emerged from the weekend snow storm residents working to clean off the sidewalks and driveways.
In Salisbury some told Delmarva Public Radio’s Hayden Donnelly they let other people to the work.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport saw of record of zero degrees.
The paper also reports that snow accumulation so hit new record with Salisbury registering 9 inches beating out a 1958 record of 8.1 inches.
