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The North American blizzard of 1947 (also known as the Great Blizzard of 1947) was a record-breaking snowfall that began without prediction on the evening of Christmas and brought the northeastern United States to a standstill. The snowstorm was described as the worst blizzard in the region after that of 1888. [1]
Food supplies were again affected by the snow-bound roads and in some places the police requested permission to break into delivery lorries stranded by the snow. [9] On 10 March milder air of 7–10 °C (45–50 °F) began to move north across the country from the south-west, rapidly thawing the snow lying on low ground. [6]
1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade.
The following is a list of major snow and ice events in the United States that have caused noteworthy damage and destruction in their wake. The categories presented below are not used to measure the strength of a storm, but are rather indicators of how severely the snowfall affected the population in the storm's path.
October–November – Great Fires of 1947: Forest fires in Maine consume more than 200,000 acres of wooded land statewide, including over 17,000 acres on Mount Desert Island alone. 16 persons are killed and more than 1,000 homes destroyed in the blazes, with total property damage exceeding $23 million.
January 1, 1947: "Bizonia" created in western Germany by merger of the U.S. and British occupation zones. January 26, 1947: Crash of KLM DC-3 airplane in Denmark kills all 22 passengers and crew, including Prince Gustaf, second in line for the throne of King of Sweden. The following events occurred in January 1947:
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On the storm's west side, nearly a foot of snow fell on Dayton, Ohio, which combined with the wind and cold temperatures to constitute their worst blizzard on record. [18] Nearly the entire state was blanketed with 10 inches (25 cm) of snow, with 20–30 inches (51–76 centimetres) being measured in eastern sections of Ohio.