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The Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting 23 inches (58 cm) snow fall in Chicago and its suburbs before the storm abated the next morning. As of 2024, it remains the greatest snowfall in one storm in Chicago history. [1][2][3][4] As the blizzard was a surprise ...
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]
The 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak was a destructive tornado outbreak and severe weather event that occurred on April 21, 1967, across the central Midwest, in particular the towns of Belvidere and Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States. Locally known as 'Black Friday,' it was the largest tornado outbreak of 1967 and has been described by NWS Chicago ...
In the United States, the National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a severe snow storm characterized by strong winds causing blowing snow that results in low visibilities. The difference between a blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind, not the amount of snow. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have sustained winds or ...
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 ...
The 1905 Blow (1905) The Mataafa Storm of 1905 is the name of a storm that occurred on the Great Lakes on November 27–28, 1905. [12] The system moved across the Great Basin with moderate depth on November 26 and November 27, then east-northeastward across the Great Lakes on November 28. Fresh east winds were forecast for the Great Lakes for ...
July 13–14: Chicago student nurse massacre; 1967 January 26 – 27, Major snowstorm deposits 23 inches of snow, closing the city for several days. August 1: maiden voyage of UAC TurboTrain. 1968: February 7: Mickelberry Sausage Company plant explosion kills nine and injured 70.
1967: A porch roof in Clay Twp. collapsed killing two children after 2-feet of snow fell in the South Bend area. The Sheriff's Dept. is investigating.