None of us are old enough to have lived through the Great Blizzard of 1899 here in The Lone Star State, and that's a good ...
On this date in 2007, a blizzard impacted northeast Indiana ... 125 years ago, Fort Wayne was part of the “Great Arctic Outbreak” of 1899. A record low was set on February 13th of -14°.
February 1899 was one of the coldest winters in Texas history. Known as "the Great Blizzard of 1899" in the U.S., the lowest temperature in Texas was -30 degrees Fahrenheit, and was recorded in Tulia.
It is the first time in history that blizzard warnings are in effect along parts of the Gulf Coast from Texas into Louisiana.