Blizzard 2009, Charlottesville, VA

Said to have been the 4th worst storm in Charlottesville's history, the Blizzard of 2009 really caught everyone by surprise. Two days out the forecast was just rain. One day out it turned into 1 to 3 inches of snow. Eight hours it was upgraded to 8 to 12 inches of snow. Just 5 hours before the storm began it was further upgraded to 12 to 18 inches. It snowed between 25 and 30 inches over a 36 hour period. It was baby Abi's first major snow fall and she loved. Daddy and "An Daddy" (Granddaddy) shoveled snow for 4 days after the storm. It was a real mess. Join Cara, John, and Abi as they have their own adventure in their back yard.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• blizzard
• snow
• storm
• Charlottesville
• disaster
• Virginia
• winter
• December
• baby
• melt
• 2009
• worst

[reuben6886]

This was my first winter in Charlottesville. I have lived in the Colorado mountains most of my life. I was never so amazed before as I was at the reaction to that storm.

We had a storm a few years back in Colorado that was 8 feet in one storm. That was a show stopper. The storm that hit Charlottesville might have made the news in Colorado, but life would have continued as normal.

[Cvillemac]

@reuben6886 You are right, but C'ville's infrastructure cannot cope with that amount of snow and the locals are not used to driving with snow. The timing caught a lot of people in the middle of rush hour traffic and it was unexpected...

[rainbowsfordays]

holy shit! O_O....you lucky bastards...i fucking love snow xDD

[Cvillemac]

@rainbowsfordays Is it necessary to use foul language to express yourself?

[SlimYabby]

2009 was the BEST year of my life. THANK GOD I LIVE IN VA

[gordoyt2011]

What a SUPERB video! Ran across it by accident, was actually looking for videos of the Further concert. What a treat!! The little girl is precious, and the scene carrying your wife to your house is an Oscar winner as far as I am concerned! We're in Free Union; I left work that day at 4:30 and made it home at 11:30; at one point I spent two hours stuck between the Rock Store and the reservoir.

[tampa444444]

That video brings back great memories (I live in Cville) but it certainly wasn't a blizzard by any stretch. A blizzard is defined by 35+ mph winds for at least 3 hours, with visibility at 1/4 mile or less...accompanied by snow of course. What we got was your typical snowstorm. But hey, in a way I can't fault you...the weather chicks on TWC use grossly inaccurate terminology all the time, all in the name of ratings.

[gmoneysizzle]

oh wow my cousins live off of dick woods!

[IamaColdplaygirl]

@Cvillemac you tell em Mr. Macdiddy!!! 

[MrStickman003]

0:30 the snow looks like vanilla ice cream

[dbow852456]

How fat is she Lmao?

[cvilleboatman]

what a great memory you've given your daughter. thank's for capturing this storm.

[kittysusca]

This is a good little movie and the little girl is completely precious.