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The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic winter storm that struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions of the United States as well as Southern Ontario in Canada from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978.
The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978 and broke up on February 7. [3] The storm was initially known as "Storm Larry" in Connecticut, following the local convention promoted by the Travelers Weather Service on television and radio stations there. [ 4 ]
Columbus totaled 34.4 inches of snow for the month, the highest snowfall on record for any month in the city. The severe wind piled the snow into 10-foot drifts, nearly burying cars.
Worst winter storm in more than 120 years blasted Gulf Coast states, including first-ever Blizzard Warning in Louisiana. New Orleans saw 8 inches of snow, making this the worst storm since 1895.
There were reports of about five feet of snow already on the ground when the first of the storms hit. By the end, there were about ten feet of snow and some drifts reaching 25 feet (7.6 m), burying houses entirely. In the colonial era, this storm made travel impossible until the snow simply melted. [14] Blizzard of 1765. March 24, 1765.
By contrast, the Sunshine State’s previous snowfall record was set at 4 inches in Milton on March 6, 1954. Meanwhile, a nearly 70-mile stretch of the major highway Interstate 10 was closed from ...
A snowstorm of historic proportions walloped the Gulf Coast this week, delivering travel-snarling snow from Texas to the Carolinas and breaking records that have stood for more than a century.
Blizzard conditions were reported in Bridgeport for 4 hours lasting from 8 am to 12 pm. [155] Snow totals reached 16.0 in (40.6 cm) in Norwalk, Connecticut and 13.0 in (33.0 cm) on Block Island, Rhode Island. Wind gusts on Block Island reached 75 mph (121 km/h) while gusts in New Haven reached 52 mph (83 km/h). [156]