Since our area has a prediction for snow this evening, which is a rare occurrence, we are sharing some photos taken after the March 1993 Storm of the Century. Paul Barys was the only local weatherman to predict more than a small amount of snow for our area. He predicted a 20-inch snowfall five days in advance.

Wayne Maxwell, originally from Sale Creek, was living at Spanish Villa apartments on 58 Highway. He cooked big pots of stew on his kerosene heater for his elderly neighbors, who all said they would not have made it without him.

After the first couple days, Mom and I put our freezer contents on the deck in the snow. Then we proceeded to cook on our kerosene heater. We ate good! It’s kind of hibachi style, cooking one thing at a time.

All photos were taken in Soddy-Daisy, except one at the Hixson Conoco (now Mapco) at Highway 153 and Gadd Road. Approximately five days after the storm, the photo shows people standing in line to purchase kerosence. Power was still out in many areas around Chattanooga. 99¢ for regular gasoline!

Apologies for the quality of these photos. They are phone photos of 35mm photos.

Photographs by Ann Jackson

99¢ for a gallon of regular gasoline!