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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 Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 [1] [2] was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New York metropolitan area. The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978 and broke up on February 7. [ 3 ]
Jan. 26 marked the beginning of the Blizzard of 1978 in Ohio, also known as the Storm of the Century. The storm killed 51 people in Ohio and caused at least $100 million in damage. It closed roads ...
Two books have been written about it, The Blizzard by Robert Bahr and White Death – The Blizzard of '77, which is a compilation by Erno Rossi of accounts of the blizzard from both southern Ontario and western New York (Rossi 1999; note the original edition of the book was entitled White Death – Blizzard of '77 and published in 1978).
The blizzard of 1978 left 14 inches of snow on the ground in Lafayette by the time the storm ended.
The 44th anniversary of the blizzard of 1978 is approaching. Brenda remembers that time and also asks for support of a project to remember veterans.
Blizzard Category 3 1976 February 2: 56 inches (140 cm) 957 hPa (28.3 inHg) Blizzard — 1977 January 28 – February 1: 100 inches (250 cm) — 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 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