Northeast blizzard of 1978 national weather service. In 1978, i got the greatest birthday present an 11 year old could want. What occurred on january 26th, 1978 in ohio was not a blizzard. I live about 15 miles north of noblesville and about 2 miles north of perkinsville on sr37. The northeastern united states blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic noreaster that. The great blizzard of 1978 national weather service. Weather images the long island nearblizzard of january 19.
This sent water over low land along the shores of long island sound, cape cod bay, and other bodies of water, causing some of the worst recorded. A look back at 3 of chicagos worst blizzards cbs chicago. The snow started falling lightly before dawn on long island on monday february 6, 1978. About 100 people were killed and around 4,500 injured. See more ideas about indiana, history and franklin indiana. The blizzard produced the second lowest atmospheric pressure ever recorded over the contiguous united states from a nontropical storm system. Jan 26, 2016 blizzard of 78 somerset, mi, photo by bill. The blizzard of 78 formed on sunday, february 5, 1978, and broke up on february 7. It was the most catastrophic storm to hit massachusetts in over 200 years.
The long island near blizzard of january 1920, 1978 the near blizzard of january 19 20, 1978, was a surprise storm that began overnight on a thursday. The northeastern united states blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic nor easter that. The blizzard left motorists stranded on the eastbound lane of the long island expressway at exit 49 in melville on feb. It didnt stop for 33 hours, dumping two feet of snow on new england. A legend to those who lived through it, this onceinalifetime storm will always be the standard by which the severities of all future winter storms to hit this region are.
Record snowfall smothered long island, connecticut, rhode island and. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. Blizzard of 1978 at coast guard beach, cape cod the. Blizzard of 1978 anniversary live doppler weather. Long island sound bucked and surged against the shoreline. Northeastern united states blizzard of 1978 wikipedia. My husband worked in marion at fisher body as it was then called 2nd shift. On this day in 1978, one of the biggest snow storms ever to hit the new york area formed, and it came just a few weeks after a big blizzard buried us in january. View the slideshow gallery by steve zaffarano staten island, n. Remembering the michigan blizzard of 1978 michigan in. When narrowing your search you may only select newspaper or county or city to select mutliple items, hold down ctrl on windows or command on mac and click the desired items.
Beginning wednesday january 25, 1978, indiana was paralyzed by a snow storm that came to be known as the blizzard of 78, the worst blizzard on record for the hoosier state. The blizzard of 1978 brought record snowfall to the new england region between monday morning, feb. Remembering the great blizzard of 1978 meteorologist. Pat harper brings us an update here from action news.
We asked patchogue patch readers to share their blizzard photos on our facebook page. A historic noreaster brought blizzard conditions to new england, new jersey and the new york city area at the beginning of february in 1978. Michigans great blizzard of 1978 absolute michigan. The blizzard of 1978 was one of the greatest winter storms to strike long island in terms of total snowfall, wind, and coastal flooding. Weve had snowpocalypses and snowmaggedons since then but this blizzard looms large in the. Blizzard of 1978 beginning wednesday january 25, 1978, indiana was paralyzed by a snow storm that came to be known as the blizzard of 78, the worst blizzard on record for the hoosier state. Jan 26, 2009 blizzard of 78 somerset, mi by billie k67 the most extensive and very nearly the most severe blizzard in michigan history raged throughout thursday january 26, 1978 and into part of friday january 27. Feb 08, 20 community corner ahead of nemo, locals remember 1978 blizzard storm hit long island 35yearsago this week. Jan 03, 2008 scenes in winthrop, massachusetts during the winter of 1978. The blizzard of 1978 hit indiana and left 10foot drifts in our driveway. Institute of museum and library services, administered by the. A familiar scene across indiana during the blizzard of 78. National weather services history of the blizzard of 1978.
Michael dombroski whats more, long islanders, 40 years ago, had just dug out from 17 inches of snow, delivered unexpectedly a little more than two weeks earlier. As nemo nears, a look back at the insane snowstorm that paralyzed the northeast, from philly to boston. Jan 11, 2018 the worse blizzard in indiana history. The sandwiches at this michigan restaurant are so gigantic they fall off the plate. About 20 people died as a direct or indirect result of the storm, most due to heart attacks or traffic accidents. He left early thinking that he would be able to make it home. Lets take a look back at the memorable blizzard of 1978 that brought new york to a standstill. Snow scenes winter scenes indiana girl indiana state indiana university south bend my childhood memories 1970s childhood the good old days.
The blizzard of 1978, known to new englanders as the blizzard of 78, which generated blizzard conditions across the northeast, was born. The powerful winter storm of 1978 was a severe blizzard. Few citizens of central indiana could have known the. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. The largest blizzard in michigan history hit in 1978.
Its just a memory now, but when the blizzard of 1978 pounded staten island 35 years ago today, life here seemed to stop. New york buried in record 26 inch snowstorm after 16 hours of heavy snow, surpassing historic 1888 blizzard blizzard covers new york and areas from maine to washington dc. Blizzard 1978 blizzard 1978 blizzard of 1978 this project is made possible by a grant from the u. Featured documents of the month from nara at boston. Overall, the storm lasted nearly 36 hours and paralyzed the entire region for one week. The great blizzard of 1978 was a historic winter storm that struck the ohio valley and great lakes regions from wednesday, january 25 through friday, january 27, 1978. A terrifying, deadly storm struck massachusetts in 1978 and no one saw it coming. A massive blizzard blanketed michigan in snow in 1978 and it will never be forgotten. Jan 31, 2011 a look back at 3 of chicagos worst blizzards. Remembering the michigan blizzard of 1978 michigan in pictures. A severe blizzard is characterized by wind speeds of 45 mph or higher accompanied by a great density of falling andor blowing snow that frequently reduces visibilities to near zero, along with temperatures generally 10 degrees or lower.
Long islanders woke up friday morning to a blinding snowstorm with the heavily falling snow being blown around by winds gusting to 45 miles per hour. When the storm began moving into eastern massachusetts on the afternoon of feb. It is often cited as one of the worst blizzards in us history. Ever since the blizzard of 78, which caught meteorologists and everyone else by surprise, a weather report about an incoming snowstorm triggers one of two reactions from the public and usually a little of both. Feb 08, 2008 the following is the text of a public information statement tracing the meteorological history of the blizzard of 1978 which was posted feb. See more ideas about winter scenes, winter storm and snow scenes. Using the regional snowfall index to evaluate the great. Oct 05, 2017 the blizzard of 1978 more commonly known in new england as blizzard of 78 was a severe noreaster that affected the new england area of the united states. The most extensive and very nearly the most severe blizzard in michigan history raged january 26, 1978 and into part of friday january 27. Jan 24, 20 the winters of 19761977 and 1977 1978 were among the worst the tristate has ever seen.
Remembering the great blizzard of 1978 meteorologist scott. The great blizzard of 1978 struck the upper midwest and ohio valley regions of the united states on january 2328, 1978. Blizzard of 78 memories weather wthr indianapolis. The entire week off from school, without being sick. The great long island blizzard of 1978 in massapequa youtube. Weather images the long island nearblizzard of january. Check them out below and thank you to all those who shared. From the moment 1978 arrived, it was clear that there would be no shortage of snow that year. This one of a kind library restaurant in michigan is a book lovers dream come true. Blizzard of 1978 photo gallery lane memorial library. Blizzard of 1978 by 70skid may 11, 20 if you lived in long island during the 70s, then you likely remember the february of 1978, when the island, and much of the northeast was blanketed with the worst storm of the decade.
Heres the long island photo of the day taken in patchogue by dara buckley. This unexpectedly awesome restaurant in michigan will make you do a double take. Northeast blizzard of 78 describes the meteorological conditions causing. The 1978 blizzard started with snow during the morning of february 6. A woman shovels out in manchester after the blizzard of 1978. The northeastern united states blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic noreaster that struck new england, new jersey, and the new york metropolitan area.
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