La Grange snow scene showing cars covered in snow on West Colorado Street in 1949. Heavy snow started falling late Saturday evening, Jan. 29 and continued until 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30 to a depth of six inches. The temperature fell to 2 degrees. Photo Courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
The recent cold weather a few days before Christmas 2022, where temperatures ranged from 17 degrees to lows of 12 degrees in some of the rural areas, caused many to reminisce about past cold weather events. Though this event was called a “once in a generation” winter storm, many would easily refer to the ice/snow storm of February 20…
