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February 2007 North America Blizzard
The February 2007 North American blizzard was a massive winter storm that affected most of the eastern half of North America, starting on February 12, 2007 and peaking on Valentine's Day, February 14. The storm produced heavy snowfalls across the midwestern United States from Nebraska to Ohio and produced similar conditions across parts of the northeastern United States, and into Canada in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Significant sleet and freezing rain fell across the southern Ohio Valley and affected portions of the east coast of the United States, including the cities of Boston, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia. The southern portion of the storm produced severe thunderstorms with numerous tornadoes reported. One tornado hit a subdivision of New Orleans that was still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. In total, this storm system was responsible for 37 deaths across 13 U.S. states and Canadian provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkton, Vermont
Monkton, also known as Monkton Boro, is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,079 at the 2020 census. Geography Monkton is located in northern Addison County at . It is situated on the eastern edge of the Champlain Valley, in the foothills of the Green Mountains. It is bordered by the town of Ferrisburgh to the west, New Haven and Bristol to the south, and Starksboro to the east. To the north are the towns of Charlotte and Hinesburg in Chittenden County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Monkton has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.04%, is water. Monkton is home to Cedar Lake, located north of the center of town between the communities of "Monkton Boro" and Monkton Ridge. History Monkton was chartered in 1762. There are iron ore deposits around Monkton and cannonballs for Macdonough's fleet, which was built in Vergennes during the War of 1812, were made from Monkton iron. Quaker minister Joseph Hoag and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
