"Elizabeth Gardner grew up facinated by the hexagonal flakes that fell outside her Raleighhome. Today, as a Triangle area meteorologist, she helps her community brace for The Big One. Gardner is employed with WRAL-TV in Raleigh.
For many, the snow storm of March 1 and 2, 1927, which blanketed the central and eastern sections of the state with twenty inches and drifts up to four feet, is the one all others are measured against.