On this date one year ago, heavy snow fell across southern Wisconsin . Milwaukee received 7 inches on April 11, 2007. That was a record for the date and was the sixth highest total on record for any day in April.

This week also marks the 35^th anniversary of an even more noteworthy April snowstorm. If you lived through it, you'll never forget it. On April 9th, 1973, an historic snowstorm brought daily activities to a near stand-still for 2 days. Many roads, including interstates, were shut down for at least 48 hours.

Milwaukee received 12 inches of snow, but the snow totals were only part of the issue. The snow was accompanied by powerful winds that gusted to around 60mph. The winds created drifts up to 10 feet high!

The winter had been relatively mild and without much snow up to that point. Undoubtedly, most probably believed we had escaped winter's wrath for the season. Clearly, that wasn't so. Conditions were so bad that new plowing strategies and equipment upgrades were implemented for subsequent winters.

When people talk about the fact that it doesn't seem to snow as much as it used to (this winter not withstanding), this is one of the snowstorms they are remembering.