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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 storm killed 51 people in Ohio and caused at least $100 million in damage. It closed roads, tore roofs from houses and stranded drivers 46 years ago today: Deadly blizzard of '78 piled ...
Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio, as well as Erie, Pennsylvania, were also hit strongly by the cold front. The NWS office in Erie warned "travel might be disastrous"; and there were more than 500 accidents in the area that morning. [29] From midnight to 11:00 am, the temperature at the Buffalo airport rose from 5 to 26 °F (−15 to −3 °C). [15]
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
Akron-Canton’s Great Blizzard, a Monopoly-style board game, was tribute to 1978 weather catastrophe.
The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978 and broke up on February 7. [3] The storm was initially known as "Storm Larry" in Connecticut, following the local convention promoted by the Travelers Weather Service on television and radio stations there. [ 4 ]
A blizzard warning means the expectation that snow and frequent wind gusts of up to 35 mph could reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less. "It was pretty crazy to see," Denson said.
The blizzard—that status verified by the National Weather Service (NWS)—enveloped northeastern Ohio beginning late morning January 26, with 2 inches (5.1 cm) of snowfall, on average—although some areas east of Cleveland received up to 12 inches (30 cm)—being blasted into cars' windshields by winds between 80 and 100 mph (130 and 160 km ...