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In Indiana on day two, half an hour after the front passed through the area, the Indianapolis International Airport was closed due to whiteout conditions. At 3 am, the blizzard produced peak winds of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). Temperatures dropped to 0 °F (−18 °C) that morning.
The storm also claimed 11 lives in Indiana and five in Kentucky. bagallion@dispatch.com This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: 46 years ago today: Blizzard of '78, 'Storm of ...
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]
There was continuous snow cover from November 29 until the day of the blizzard, and 151.3 in (384 cm) of snow had fallen that winter prior to the blizzard – 59.1 in (150 cm) in January alone [14] – well above normal even for a city that averages about 100 in (250 cm) of snowfall per year. This resulted in a snow depth of 33 in (84 cm) on ...
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
Akron-Canton’s Great Blizzard, a Monopoly-style board game, was tribute to 1978 weather catastrophe. Local history: Great Blizzard of 1978 board game an icy blast from the past Skip to main content
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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