Southern New Englanders remember Blizzard of '78 during a snow day
The snow came down on Thursday, but not as much as it did 47 years ago during the Blizzard of 78. The grounds were covered ...
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Reliving the Blizzard of ’78 — 47 years later
On Feb. 6, 1978, the South Shore was bombarded with 2 feet of snow, stranding cars and marooning workers and students.
Snows hits Boston on 47th anniversary of the Blizzard of '78
A winter storm hit the Boston area Thursday, projected to bring 2 to 4 inches of snow. But, 47 years ago, the region ground ...
Thursday storm to hit Boston on anniversary of infamous Blizzard of '78
The infamous Blizzard of 1978 first hit the Northeast on Feb. 6, 1978, and stretched into the next day. Snow fell at a rate of 4 inches per hour and wind gusts reached 83 mph during the storm, causing ...
47 years ago, the Blizzard of ’78 hit New England
We haven’t seen much snow this year, but 47 years ago New England was rocked by the Blizzard of ’78. That storm dropped more than 27 inches of snow over the course of 30 hours — no one expected it to ...
From the Gardner News archives: Recalling the Blizzard of ’78
Thanks to a Herculean effort by the public works crews and emergency personnel, Gardner appeared to be ready to return to normal by Thursday, Feb. 9. However, Gov. Dukakis would not lift the state of ...
Thawing underway on Blizzard of ’78 anniversary in central Indiana
Indianapolis finally hit freezing after staying below that for nearly a week. For the six days below freezing, Indy’s average temperature was only 11.5°! Our highs ...
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Blizzard of '78 hit Indiana with snowdrifts, strandings, and babies. See the photos
Here are some stories — and some things you may not know — about the Blizzard of '78 and its effect upon the Upper Midwest. How much snow fell on Indiana and Illinois? Indiana's worst blizzard ...