Schools closed early, buses were cancelled and some roads were gridlocked.
But the Steel City is used to extreme weather, as this photo gallery shows – take a trip down memory lane to see what you can remember.
5. Battling through
Blizzard conditions on Manor Oaks Road on January 14, 1987 Photo: Dennis Lound
6. Flood zone
Flooding in Sheffield in 2007 - a huge area around the Wicker was hit when the River Don overtopped its banks on June 25. Hillsborough and Meadowhall were among the other worst-affected areas in the city and people had to rescued by helicopter from Brightside. Two people also died in the city. Photo: JPI
7. Stuck fast
Hull bargee James Walker and engineer Brian Appleyard looking over the stern of their barge, Loxley, which was ice bound at Canal Wharf, Sheffield on January 22, 1963 - the big freeze that hit the country lasted for three months Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
8. Treacherous underfoot
Black ice covered the streets of South Yorkshire following record snowfall and freezing overnight temperatures in January 2010 - every outdoor surface seemed to be affected and it was almost impossible to stay on your feet for long. Photo: Dean Atkins