02/27/2013
A little history for a mid week post!
February 1956 – Military planes drop bales of hay to stranded cattle near Amarillo after a record snow storm slams the Texas Panhandle.
February 1-8, 1956 Snowstorm
* Largest "unofficial" snow totals occurred in the Panhandles.
* 43 inches fell in Vega, 24 inches in Hereford, and 14 inches in Amarillo.
* 23 deaths, numerous injuries.
* Longest continuous snowfall: snowed continuously for 92 hours in some locations.
* All modes of transportation were brought to a standstill.
* Hundreds of cattle died due to the storm.
* Feed and supplies for cattle had to be airlifted in.
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