34 years after a precocious nor’easter, we still remember his destruction
Do you remember October 4, 1987? “The Snowy Fall Paralyzer” shut down the capital region with broken trees, fallen power lines and a snowy and snowy mess in early October.
Scroll through the photos below to relive the experience that was one of the region’s most memorable snowstorms.
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Clearing snow from a car at Albany Co. Airport in Albany, NY, October 4, 1987 (John Carl D’Annibale Archives / Times Union)
The front page of the combined Times Union and Knickerbocker News covering the freak snowstorm of October 4, 1987. The storm shattered power, including in newspapers in the Capital Region.
Pedestrians walk towards one of the few grocery stores open near Central Ave. and Manning Blvd. in Albany, NY, after the storm of October 4, 1987 (Jack Madigan Archives / Times Union)
A pedestrian walks in the snow on State and Pearl Streets in Albany, NY, October 4, 1987 (Jack Madigan Archives / Times Union)
Lee Ratner of Albany flies over Washington Park in Albany, NY, October 4, 1987 (Jack Madigan Archives / Times Union)
