Blizzard Of 1978 Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ... Still, news of the impending storm prompted his employer to send him home at noon. Greenleaf and a co-worker, ...

The forecasters didn't see it coming until just hours before, not enough time to prepare. In the end, 70 people died -- 51 of them in Ohio -- during the blizzard that began 30 years ago this morning.

This January's blizzard showed us that we can have flooding rivaling that from the Blizzard of '78. In fact, some tidal gauges reached record levels on January 4, 2018.

Blizzard Of 1978 Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ... Still, news of the impending storm prompted his employer to send him home at noon. Greenleaf and a co-worker, ...

The first flakes fell just before noon. By nightfall, gale-force winds were sculpting massive snowdrifts. Long Island Sound bucked and surged against the shoreline. Hundreds of cars were stranded ...

Herald, Feb. 8, 1978, p1. The Blizzard of ’78 brought Massachusetts to a standstill for more than a week after the historic storm arrived on Feb. 6. ... evening news or heard it on the radio.

Local News ‘Blizzard babies’ remind the world the historic 1978 storm produced more than just snow "When you’re stuck in an apartment with your husband and no heat, well you better believe ...

The Blizzard Of '78 started in Boston around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, February 6. I was living in Maine and from home that morning, I listened to my mentor, meteorologist Don Kent, on WBZ Radio.

What were you doing on Feb. 6, 1978? How did you get through the blizzard? Did you get stuck anywhere? Please write in and share your memories of the days the snow piled high. We'd love to see ...

After 30 years, many people might want to forget the Great Blizzard of 1978. Beginning Jan. 26, 1978, a Thursday, the storm ravaged the entire state, shutting down virtually every aspect of life &#… ...

Joe, 11, left, and Russell, 13, Sherwood of Grand Rapids went out on business in the Blizzard of 1978, and sold candy bars to finance a class trip. File photo from The Grand Rapids Press/MLive.

Power outages were widespread during the 1978 blizzard, as well, with The Lima News reporting several power line breaks due to the severe winds, with 800 Ohio Power customers in the Lima Division ...