I remember this 1993 "superstorm"

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2023-03-09-superstorm-1993-anniversary-30-years

If I had not been on a road trip to visit family, I probably would not remember it, I'm sure the experience of it at home would've been quite different, probably quite mild, and without the Internet, I might not have even realized the country was being affected by a "superstorm".

But since a road trip was the plan that day, and I was leaving from the subtropical coast where it seemed like a normal day, imagine my shock when just five hours later, arriving in Atlanta, roads were not passable, and the road trip came to a temporary halt, and we were lucky to find a hotel room with everyone else also abandoning the interstate highways due to a .... blizzard?!?!

I don't recall even expecting such a thing to happen, not sure if we did not look at the weather forecast before setting out on the trip or what. But I would never expect to drive from a relatively pleasant day on the coast and be trapped by a blizzard after a five hour drive, especially in the US south.