Place: Baltimore, MD Year: 1918 Event: A total of 0.27 inches of rain in five minutes and 0.32 in 10 minutes.
Place: Pacific Northwest Year: 1921 Event: The Columbia Gorge Storm (18-22 Nov.) mixed snow/sleet/glaze precipitation filled the narrowest place in the Columbia Valley with 54 inches of an icy mass, blocking all forms of transportation. he storm extended westward almost to Walla Walla, WA. Huge snow slides contributed to the blockade. Nine passenger trains were stalled.