From the March 22, 1962 edition of The Wayne Herald:
Worse Than '49?
Some say yes, some are doubtful. Some say it's wetter, some say it's drier. Some say it's warmer, some say colder. But at any rate, last week's snow storm isolated Wayne and a few Wayne residents for some time.
The snow blocked all highways leading to Wayne and country roads were strictly impassable. Highway crews clearing snow last Tuesday found it drifting behind them as fast as they could move it. Drifts up to 12 feet high near Wayne thwarted snow moving equipment.
Rotary plows found drifts up to a quarter of a mile long on Highway 15 to Laurel and the road wasn't opened until Thursday of last week.
Residents of the trailer court on the north edge of Wayne also found more snow than they could handle. One trailer was nearly covered, along with the automobiles and fuel tanks.
Snow drifted to the edge of the roof was a common sight on several homes in Wayne.
Whether it was worse than 1949 is beside the point — Wayne area residents are still suffering from the effects of the storm through excessive moisture on roads, in basements and through leaky roofs
