President's Day Weekend Storm Dubbed "The Beast of the East" Pounds Delaware on February 15, 16, and 17, 2003
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One of the largest winter storms in history pounded the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast February 15 - 17, 2003. Delaware was hardest hit on Saturday and Sunday, February 15 and 16th. Snowfall
amounts ranged from 13 to 21+ inches with drifts from 3 to 5 feet reported in many areas. Delaware
Governor Ruth Ann Minner declared a State of Emergency on February 16th.
Crews were prepared prior to the onset of the storm. The snow plow assault continued
on the major Delaware arterials during the storm and was able to progress to the
State-Maintained Developments and Subdivision Streets by Wednesday, February 19th.
To view this gallery, simply roll your cursor over the thumbnail images on the left to open a larger image in the window on the right. Press Release: Plowing of State Maintained RoadsPress Release: Day 5 of Plowing
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