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An inch (2.5 cm) or more, usually much more, of snow remained on much of that area for nearly two months. In Indiana, schools were closed for as much as three weeks, [13] and the historic Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament was postponed for 17 days. [14] The storm did much damage to the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes.
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 blizzard of 1978 left 14 inches of snow on the ground in Lafayette by the time the storm ended.
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 ...
Winter storms can produce both ice and snow, but are usually more notable in one of these two categories. The "Maximum accumulation" sections reflect the more notable category which is represented in inches of snow unless otherwise stated. Only category 1 and higher storms as defined by their regional snowfall index are included here.
Millions of Americans in eastern states brace for blizzards and treacherous ice as a severe winter storm spreads. ... Some areas of Kansas and Indiana could see at least 8in (20.3cm) of snow ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Winter Storm and Ice Storm Warnings are now growing across the Midwest ahead of America's first high-impact winter storm of the new year. The coast-to-coast event is expected ...
In Ohio nearly 10 in (250 mm) of rain during a series of three winter storms led to this flood event, which affected southwest, central, and eastern Ohio, especially cities and towns along the Great Miami River and Olentangy River valleys. It remains Ohio's "largest weather disaster" [10] and Indiana's worst flood on record. [11]