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The most extensive and very nearly the most severe blizzard in Michigan history raged January 26, 1978 and into part of Friday January 27. About 20 people died as a direct or indirect result of the storm, most due to heart attacks or traffic accidents. At least one person died of exposure in a stranded automobile.
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. ... Two died in ...
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 44th anniversary of the blizzard of 1978 is approaching. Brenda remembers that time and also asks for support of a project to remember veterans.
1978 Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978: Blizzard Northeastern United States: $1,075,000,000 (2010) Fatalities estimated 100 2003 The Station nightclub fire: Fire (building) West Warwick, Rhode Island: 4th-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history, killing 100 people and injuring more than 200. 100 2022 December 2022 North American ...
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Events from the year 1978 in Michigan. The Associated Press (AP) rated the top Michigan news stories of 1978 as follows: [1] The Great Blizzard of 1978 leaving 400,000 homes and businesses without power; The passage of one of three tax proposals on the November ballot—a measure requiring voter approval for new tax increases above authorized ...