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The 23 inches (58.4 cm) inches of snow that fell on Chicago for 29 hours from the morning of January 26, 1967 is a record for a single storm. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 8 ] [ 10 ] The 19.8 inches (50.3 cm) that fell on January 26–27 was the greatest amount of snow for a 24-hour period, later surpassed by Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 with 20.0 inches (50 ...
1967 1967 Chicago blizzard: Winter storm Midwestern United States: 26 deaths in Chicago 59–67 1856 Great Train Wreck of 1856: Accident – railroad Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: 59 1908 Hanna Mine disasters: Accident – coal mine Carbon County, Wyoming: 59 1957 May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak sequence: Tornado outbreak sequence
The week of August 28, at least 50 coho fishing boats could be seen on the water each weekday. [24] On Thursday, August 30 (the Thursday before the Labor Day weekend), at least 315 boats were counted offshore. [13] The Detroit Free Press estimated that 19,000 anglers were on the water fishing for coho on Labor Day weekend. [19]
Saturday's snowfall of 11.2 inches recorded Friday and Saturday was beat only by a snowstorm ending on Nov. 26 in 1895 that saw 12 inches of snow fall.
Monday is the 53rd anniversary of the biggest snowstorm in Chicago history, according to the National Weather Service. Blizzard of 1967: Monday marks anniversary of Chicago's biggest snowstorm [Video]
Around 12:45 p.m., police were called to 1200 George Washington Highway South for a body found in the water along the shoreline of the park entrance, according to a release.
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Constable of the Tower of London, 1430 – 1475.He fell overboard a ship and his body was found in the English Channel; George, Duke of Clarence (born 1449), executed for treason against his brother king Edward IV of England on 1478, by drowning in a barrel of Malmsey wine; or so the legend says, because modern assessments favour the traditional decapitation ...
The photos don't take into account several February storms, including the epic snowfall over the weekend, which also are likely to help move the needle. Lake Shasta, shown above, is California's ...