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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] Snow fell mostly from Monday morning, February 6 to the evening of Tuesday ...
At 3 am, the blizzard produced peak winds of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). Temperatures dropped to 0 °F (−18 °C) that morning. Wind chills remained at −40 to −50 °F (−40 to −46 °C) nearly all day. Governor Otis Bowen declared a snow emergency for the entire state the morning of the 26th. Snow drifts of 10 to 20 feet (3.0 to 6.1 m ...
Wind chills across the plains fell to between −70 and −80 °F (−56.7 and −62.2 °C). Severe cold pounded from the Plains states to the Eastern seaboard, where frequent frontal storms caused record snowfall and extreme blizzards, [2] which caused some areas to declare a state of emergency. Schools and business were closed when pipelines ...
He was finally discovered on Jan. 31 when Ohio Air National Guard personnel were opening the state highway with a big snowblower. ... 46 years ago today: Blizzard of '78, 'Storm of the Century ...
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.
Blizzard blasts Texas, Florida and Louisiana — paralyzing communities with record-breaking snow ... By contrast, the Sunshine State’s previous snowfall record was set at 4 inches in Milton on ...
Blizzard of 1978 may refer to: Great Blizzard of 1978 , a historic winter storm that struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions of the United States and Southern Ontario in Canada from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978
The most snow ever reported in southeast Texas was during the Valentine Storm of 1895, which swept southeastern states and dumped 20 inches of snow in Houston, Space City Weather reports, pointing ...