Many of you clearly remember where you were this day 28 years ago.

From March 12 until the 14, 1993, a massive storm system involved nearly half of the U.S. population. Causing approximately billions of dollars in damages, the “Storm of the Century,” as it would become known, swept from the Deep South all the way up the East Coast. It spawned tornadoes, coastal flooding, crippling snow, and bone-chilling cold in its wake. Of the more than 250 weather and climate events with damages exceeding $1 billion since 1980, this storm remains the country’s most costly winter storm to date.

Up to 6 inches of snow even blanketed the Florida Panhandle.

Around 18 inches of snow was reported in Cumberland County from snowfall that lasted over a day with higher amounts indicated. Up to 56 inches fell at Mount LeConte, Tennessee. Road crews worked to clear the roadways that took several days. The snow pileups took nearly a month to melt away.

During the storm, a large portion of I-40 from near Cookeville east to the North Carolina border was closed stranding hundreds of motorists.

The storm’s snowfall isolated thousands of people, especially in the Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia mountains. Workers rescued over 200 hikers from the North Carolina and Tennessee mountains. The National Guard was deployed in many areas, and several counties and cities enforced curfews and declared states of emergency. Overall, more than 270 people in 13 different states died because of the storm.