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The Chicago blizzard of 1979 was a major blizzard that affected northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 13–14, 1979. It was one of the largest Chicago snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. [1] Only 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow was expected [2] but by the end of ...
Great Blizzard of 1978: New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York metropolitan area: US February 5–7, 1978 5 Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978: Northern Illinois, northwest Indiana: US January 13–14, 1979 4 1979 Chicago blizzard: Upper Midwest of the United States US October 31–November 3, 1991 5 1991 Halloween blizzard
Blizzard — 1978 January 25–27: 36 inches (91 cm) 955.5 hPa (28.22 inHg) Blizzard Category 5 February 5–7: 40 inches (100 cm) — Blizzard Category 5 1979 January 13–14: 21 inches (53 cm) — Blizzard Category 4 1991 October 31 – November 3: 37 inches (94 cm) 984 hPa (29.1 inHg) Blizzard Category 5 1992 December 10–12
A Midwest blizzard that delivered Chicago's heaviest snowstorm on record was wrapping up on this day in 1967, leaving thousands of motorists stranded. ... 2011 (21.2 inches) and 1979 (20.3 inches ...
More than 21 inches of snow was dumped in Illinois and northwest Indiana over a two-day period.
North American blizzard of 1966; 1967 Chicago blizzard; February 1969 nor'easter; March 1969 nor'easter; 1971 Great Lakes blizzard; Great Storm of 1975; Blizzard of 1977; 1979 Chicago blizzard; 1991 Halloween blizzard; 1993 Storm of the Century; 1997 April Fool's Day blizzard; January 2000 North American blizzard; December 21–24, 2004, North ...
The 21.2 inches of snow recorded at Chicago O'Hare International Airport was the third-highest total in city history and by far the most from any February storm. ... 1979 and 1999, the 2011 storm ...
It was the third deadliest blizzard in history. ... Chicago Blizzard of 1979 January 13–14, 1979; 1980 to 1989. February 1987 Nor'easter blizzard February 22–24 ...