This past weekend Gasport was socked by its biggest winter storm in about 5 years. From Friday afternoon through early Sunday morning we received 22" of snow, all of this on top of the 6" of snow and ice we got earlier in the week. Winds picked up considerably on Saturday (gusts in excess of 32 mph), making for some treacherous driving in the wide open farm roads. Luckily, few people ventured out onto the roads and there were very few police calls to Gasport this weekend for the usual "car in a ditch". The wind made for a lot of work...as soon as a driveway was plowed or a sidedwalk shoveled, it filled right back in. We were also greeted with a rare winter electrical storm on Saturday evening. About 10 bouts of thunder and lightning echoed through the town around 6:00.
