Heavy snow in 1938 paralyzed the city and ushered in days of Arctic cold, while in 1950 a deadly East Coast storm brought flooding rains, crashing temperatures, and a dramatic change to snow.
In 1971, a modest snowfall in the city contrasted with much heavier totals to the west, where a Thanksgiving-eve storm stranded travelers and caused widespread disruption.
A 1989 snowstorm delivered a rare white Thanksgiving, with several inches causing widespread travel disruptions and kicking off a persistently snowy stretch into December.
A surprise 1955 snowfall upended forecasts, while in 2003 a line of severe storms brought record rain, damaging winds, and deadly flooding across the region.
A destructive 1927 tornado carved a path through the region amid torrential rain, damaging hundreds of structures and leaving a trail of devastation across D.C. and nearby areas.
A surprise 2018 storm dropped a record 1.4 inches of November snow, snarling the morning commute and marking the city’s most significant early-season snowfall in nearly 30 years.
