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| | Blizzard of '78 Addendum |
 | | This page was created just before the 25th anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978 to hold some snippets of data that do not have a good home on the Web. | | | The Simons Family Blizzard of 78 Web Site | | | This longtime Cape landmark met its demise during the blizzard. |
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http://werme.8m.net/blizz78a.html
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| | Amazon.com: The Blizzard of '78: Books: Michael Tougias |
| | Apparently, Tougias' believes that summarizing what the Boston Globe had to say about the storm constitutes "research." Seriously, he could have done his research in an afternoon at the Boston Public Library. | | | Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. | | | New Englanders were ill-prepared for the Blizzard of 1978. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0971954755?v=glance
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| | blizzard - definition of blizzard by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | Darkness had fallen, and a keen blizzard was blowing so that the streets were nearly deserted; but a few loiterers followed the group, and emboldened by invisibility shouted imprecations at the prisoner. | | | Fuchs told me everything I wanted to know: how he had lost his ear in a Wyoming blizzard when he was a stage-driver, and how to throw a lasso. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blizzard
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| | I interviewed my mother, RoseMary Cubellis about how life was for her during the Blizzard of 1978. | | | Below I retell her story from my interview with her. | | | Not only was she pregnant, but she had to take care of my father, who as I mentioned before broke his ribs by falling on a piece of ice. |
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http://www.cs.umb.edu/~serl/oralhistory/CubJen.html
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| | The Blizzard of '78 in Marlboro, Massachusetts |
| | Other records and people can tell you about the storm in Boston or Cape Cod, this is how I saw it in Marlboro, Massachusetts. | | | Contact Ric Werme or return to his home page. | | | This was all rain in Eastern Massachusetts, but in Michigan and Ohio it was a major blizzard and perhaps the worst in their history. |
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http://werme.8m.net/blizz78.html
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| | Blizzard of 78 - Hull MA and New England |
| | The next group of stories are from comments left in the Guestbook. | | | For some, the Blizzard of 1978 was a time for heroism; for others, it was business as usual. | | | She recently found her hand written notes that she made right after things had settled down from the Blizzard. |
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http://hullnantasket.homestead.com/Blizzardof78hull.html
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| | WWLP.COM |
| | Thousands of people were either stranded or homeless as a result of this storm. | | | This historic Nor'easter was described as "the week the state stood still: February 6-13, 1978" Only a few snowstorms over the past century compare to the February 1978 great northeast blizzard. | | | of western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut during the Blizzard of 78') |
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http://www.wwlp.com/wx/blizzard78.html
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| | blizzards-urban |
| | In New York City the storm dumped 21 inches of snow. | | | New York City's web site for the blizzard of 1888. | | | Many people were stranded in office buildings for the duration of the storm. |
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http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/blizzards-urban.html
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| | Blizzard of '96 |
| | There have been recent complaints on ne.weather (I'm putting this on the wxobs lists and the Web as well as the newsgroup) about the over-hype... | | | Record snowfall amounts are for storms spanning no more than two days. | | | Snowfall totals and wind speed reported across the entire NE make this one of the most impressive storms I've ever seen (though the Blizzard of '78 was much more impressive). |
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http://rati.pse.umass.edu/~cht/weather/96-blizzard.html
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| | Blizzard 1978 |
| | In order to be classified as a lBizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions. | | | The word Blizzrad is a modern one of unknown origin; but it is likely from the surname "Blizard." It was first widelyused after the great American winter storm now known as the "Blizzard of 1880." Certain types of Blizzatd s in the northeastern United States are colloquially knownas Nor'easters. | | | Commonly appearing connections are : Blizzard 1978, Blizzard 1993, Blizzard 1993, Blizzard 1996, Blizzard 1996, Blizzard 2003, Blizzard 2003, Blizzard 360, Blizzard 360, Blizzard 77, Blizzard 77, Blizzard 78, Blizzard 78, Blizzard 96, Blizzard 96, Blizzard Action Figures, Blizzard Announcement, Blizzard Announcement, Blizzard Battle Net, Blizzard Battle Net |
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http://www.super8filmmaking.com/tail/11086-blizzard-1978.html
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| | The great blizzard of 1978 |
| | The day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. | | | Viola Kellogg of Buckley wrote that she sure can remember the Blizzard of '78. | | | "I remember that blizzard very well, and many more times he helped people. |
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http://www.record-eagle.com/feech/blizz78/27bliz.htm
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| | NBC10.com - Weather - 13 People Froze To Death In 1978 Blizzard |
| | Click here for the privacy policy, terms of use. | | | 13 People Froze To Death In 1978 Blizzard | | | NewsChannel5's Chief Meteorologist Mark Johnson reported the storm of 1978 would prove to be one of the worst storms to hit northeast Ohio. |
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http://www.nbc10.com/weather/4166439/detail.html
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| | Quahog.org: The Blizzard of 1978 |
| | But the worst thing I remember about the blizzard was the tragic death of Peter Gosselin, age 10, of Uxbridge [Massachusetts]. | | | I know it sounds weird, considering I was 17 and ought to remember, but I don't have many memories of the blizzard. | | | New England had seen blizzards before, and it has seen some since, but this one took the region by surprise. |
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http://quahog.org/factsfolklore/index.php?id=63
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| | Blizzard of 1978 Information |
| | The day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. | | | But the '55 Chevy is his dream car. | | | Editorâs note: This in another in a continuing series in which we ask community members with a connection to the subject or theme of a new movie, book or play to review the work. |
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http://www.1197820.info/1978/blizzard-of-1978.html
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| | The blizzard of 1978- Boston TV Friday - PlowSite.com - Snow Plowing & Ice Management Forum |
| | I remember some things, of course I was only 11 y/o then. | | | Funny someone posted something about the blizzard of '78 as I was just about to post this link I found on Intellicast about it. | | | I didn't see my father for most of those two weeks, since he and my uncle plowed the army base in Boston and some accounts at Logan. |
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http://www.plowsite.com/showthread.php?t=8727
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| | Blizzard of 1978 |
| | The reason they were not able to predict the blizzard was because they did not have the radar to find it. | | | Massachusetts lost fifty-four people to the evil blizzard. | | | D., Richard A. "The Blizzard of 1978." The Weather Almanac. |
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http://www.ri.net/middletown/gaudet/studentwork/english_7/Group%20D/stephanies_engweb/stephanies_index.htm
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| | Blizzard of 1978 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Forecasting techniques and technology had improved dramatically in the 1970s, but the public was still quite skeptical. | | | At the time, there was no comparable storm in the memory of the people of New England, though the Blizzard of 1888 and the Great Snow of 1717 were named as storms that were similar in their magnitude. | | | The Blizzard of 1978 formed on February 5, 1978, and broke up on February 8, 1978. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_of_1978
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| | The Bristol Press - News - 02/06/2003 - Blizzard of '78: Region hunkered down 25 years ago today |
| | By the time the Blizzard of 1978 had ravaged the Northeast, 99 were dead, 1,700 homes were wrecked, and about 39,000 people had taken refuge in emergency shelters. | | | Computer modeling was new to forecasting in 1978 and many meteorologists were skeptical. | | | Another key factor in the blizzard was the position of the storm off the coast. |
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http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=6955119&BRD=1643&PAG=461&dept_id=10486&rfi=6
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| | February 6, 1998 |
| | Blizzard of '78." I was browsing some sites on the Ocean State Web Ring when I came across a Blizzard of '78 site - that's just soooo Rhode Island... | | | Twenty years later, people still talk about the Blizzard of '78. | | | Twenty years ago today, a few snowflakes began to fall from a dark sky. |
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http://world.std.com/~jegan/8206.html
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| | Walpole History Blizzard Personal Accounts |
| | Delaney made his arrangements through a livery service, which had blanket permission to be on the streets. | | | I don't like my title because this is a story of people helping people. | | | The blizzard was the worst and most disruptive ever. |
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http://www.walpole.ma.us/hblizzardpersonal.htm
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| | Part Thirteen - Loeschner Administration 1978 - 1979 |
| | The faculty responded at their October 1978 meeting with a proposal which would have had the effect of delaying a final decision on the change. | | | The Committee on Educational Policy (COEP), one of the university's governance bodies, had been studying the issue, and in January 1978, it issued a preliminary report. | | | President Loeschner's criticism of tenure moved beyond the realm of policy when, in the spring of 1978, three senior faculty members were dismissed. |
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http://www.onu.edu/library/onuhist1/photo/part_thirteen.htm
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| | Courier Electronic Edition: 012503 |
| | A blizzard in 1977 was described, perhaps inaccurately, as the worst snowstorm to ever hit the area. | | | Ask people what they remember most about the 1970s. |
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http://www.thecourier.com/issues/2003/Jan/012503.htm
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| | Blizzard of 1978 |
| | The blizzard was the worst and most disruptive ever. | | | This storm put people with no power, no transportation, other than to risk their lives and venture out into the cold by foot, and with no heat. | | | The blizzard of February, 1978, caused $500 million in damages to Massachusetts alone, much of the loss to coastal properties, resulted not only from the severity of the storm and its accompanying storm surge, but also from the extreme- high water caused by the new moon tide. |
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http://www.burlington.mec.edu/hs/enviro/naturaldis.htm
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| | Blizzard of 78 - stories outside of Hull, MA |
| | His biggest regret from the Blizzard was that due to the 8 foot seas, 100 mph winds and blinding snow, for the first time in his life he had to admit that he would not be able to do a rescue at sea. | | | After reading the many accounts of the Blizzard of "78" on the Internet, which includes the Patriot Ledger, and the Marshfield Mariner. | | | One lady went into labor and had to be brought down from a hillside by snowmobile to a waiting ambulance. |
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http://www.hullnantasket.homestead.com/blizzardof78nonhull.html
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| | Blizzard of 1978 |
| | Governor Rhodes declared a state of emergency today as the state was battered by "the worst blizzard in the history of Ohio." | | | Portsmouth and Scioto County were spared the worst of the storm that Gov. James Rhodes described as the greatest in the state's history. | | | Offices were closed Friday after a winter storm dumped 6 to 8 inches of snow over the Buckeye State. |
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http://www.minford.k12.oh.us/mhs/history/Community/Storms/1978blizzard.htm
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| | The Blizzard of 78, considered the Storm of the Century |
| | 99 people tragically lost their lives due to the Blizzard. | | | The Blizzard of 78, considered the Storm of the Century | | | The storm quickly became known as The Blizzard of 78. |
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http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/blizzardof78.htm
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| | The Blizzard of 1978 |
| | Route 1A was closed and impassable for much of the storm due to flooding and massive ice floes which blocked the roadway. | | | Most of those evacuated at the peak of the storm have returned home to begin the massive cleanup which a storm of this size entails. | | | Applause must be given to all who endangered their own lives to rescue others under trying conditions. |
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http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/storms/78sad.htm
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| | Places in Worcester's Past, The Blizzard of 1978 |
| | There doesn't appear to be any other pages on the blizzard of '78 on the web, so I started this one. | | | i remember the blizzard of 78 very well, i was living in athol,mass.i was only 7 just turned in december. | | | Remember the city dumped all the snow on the Blackstone river bank on Mckeon rd. next to Holy Cross, there was so much snow, there were still traces of it there in June. |
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http://www.worcestermass.com/places/blizzard78.shtml
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| | The Blizzard of 1978 |
| | I looked outside towards the driveway and could only see the tops of my uncle’s Van and the other two cars that were in the driveway were out of site. | | | But none of them were as bad as the Blizzard of 78. | | | That’s what I remember from the memory of a 12 year old 27 years later. |
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http://www.mikedell.com/blizzard_of_1978.htm
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| | Blizzard of 78 links |
| | Seems they had a Blizzard of 78 as well, however in January of 1978. | | | I recently did a search and found many more sites on the www. | | | This page was last updated on: October 23, 2005 |
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http://hullnantasket.homestead.com/Blizzardlinks.html
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| | The Blizzard of 1888 |
| | Although there have been many heavier snowfalls as well as significantly lower temperatures, the blizzard's combination of inclement conditions has been unmatched in 110 years. | | | The days leading up to the blizzard were unseasonably mild, with temperatures in the 40s and 50s along the East Coast. | | | The most famous snowstorm in American history, the Blizzard of 1888, has acquired an almost legendary status. |
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http://www.factmonster.com/spot/blizzard1.html
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| | It's a blizzard--time to innovate Tech News on ZDNet |
| | February 16th, 1978 was the official birthday: another two weeks after it really came to life, says Christensen, because nobody would believe they did it in a fortnight. | | | That we were ready for the Net, and that every country had its own set of local experts who'd been there, done that and knew what to do next, is in large part due to the great Chicago snowstorm of 1978 and two people who rolled up their sleeves to make a good idea happen. | | | Ward called Randy, complained about the weather, and said wouldn't it be a smart idea to have a computer on the phone line where people could leave messages. |
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-984865.html
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| | In N.H., storm weaker, but still packed a wallop: The Blizzard of 1978 |
| | are seen where they came to rest after the blizzard of '78. | | | Now, with the 25th anniversary of the dreaded Blizzard of ’78 coming up this week, people who were here, who dug, plodded, and even paddled their way through Mother Nature’s fury, recall the storm with the nostalgic chuckle of war veterans. | | | It was immediately infamous, regarded at the time as the worst storm in over 100 years. |
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http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/storms/78weaker.htm
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| | CNN NEWSROOM Guide for March 22, 2001 -- Text-Only Version |
| | Why was the Blizzard of 1978 called "The Storm of the Century"? | | | Why did the combination prove to be such an intense storm? | | | Direct each student to write a position paper, supported by data, in response to the following question: Is global warming a threat to the planet? |
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http://learning.turner.com/newsroom/archive/0301/NR032201.html
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| | The Call - News |
| | CUMBERLAND - Events surrounding the Blizzard of 1978, a natural fiasco that claimed 21 lives in Rhode Island alone, produced hundreds of stories of neighbors coming together and acts of heroism during that long treacherous week that paralyzed southeastern New England. | | | The Blizzard of 1978, however, put a different slant on this thought process. | | | UXBRIDGE - The Blizzard of '78 dumped 4 1/2 feet of snow on Greater Woonsocket. |
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http://www.woonsocketcall.com/site/news.asp?brd=1712&pag=460&dept_id=510166
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| | Munceetown REACT team # 3239 history of the 1978 blizzard in Muncie Indiana by Ervin Davis Emergency Coordinator |
| | I was the Emergency Coordinator and Training Officer for Munceetown REACT for several years, to include director of emergency preparedness planning prior to the 1978 Blizzard, and coordinated emergency response during the 1978 Blizzard, which is the focus of this document. | | | The Blizzard of January 1978 presented so many emergencies and calls for assistance that it would take a mountain of paper to document in their entirety. | | | We were outraged that snow removal vehicles were pulled off the streets during the start of the Blizzard, when some arteries could have been kept open, then remaining equipment deployed AFTER the Blizzard when blowing snow often covered the roads as quickly as they were plowed of deep accumulation of snow. |
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http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/1889/blizzard78.htm
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| | newStandard: 1/9/96 |
| | "We came all the way out here for this?" asked Rosemary Cataldo, whose son, John, was born during the Blizzard of '78. | | | Totals at Logan International Airport were expected to be short of the record 27.1 inches dumped there by the Blizzard of 1978. | | | Logan International Airport in Boston shut down at 1 a.m. |
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http://www.s-t.com/daily/01-96/01-09-96/a2state.htm
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| | Great Blizzard of 1978 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This page was last modified 10:35, 4 January 2006. | | | About 20 people died as a direct or indirect result of the storm, most due to heart attacks or traffic accidents. | | | "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. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1978
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| | neighborhoods.net: Blizzard of '78 |
| | More Blizzard stories - collected by the Walpole Historical Society | | | I then called some friend who lived a block away, who fortunately had a gas stove they could use to keep their place warm. | | | I like knowing I have it, but don't expect me to try to find it - it's a sore point with my wife, who wasn't in Boston back then and who has just had enough with people talking about that damn storm as if it were the defining moment of a generation. |
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http://www.waltham-community.org/neighborhoods.net/blizzard.html
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| | Walpole History Blizzard |
| | This site presents eyewitness accounts, newspaper articles, and town department reports written about this blizzard, which brought all regular activity to an abrupt halt for over a week. | | | February 6, 1978, dawned uneventfully with everyone heading off to participate in their normal Monday routines, but before the day ended, returning home had become an ordeal if not an impossibility as a blizzard moved in during the early afternoon hours and buried eastern Massachusetts under two to three feet of snow within 24 hours. | | | It is a story about the people of Walpole meeting the challenges presented in a unique moment in history. |
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http://www.walpole.ma.us/hblizzard.htm
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| | Blizzard 1978 |
| | I was doing some research on the Blizzard of 78 because if you haven't heard we are now experiencing a similar weather pattern that made that storm develop then. | | | By the way they say mid February is when another blizzard "could" develop. | | | Anyway I found the link using google that had the below couple paragraphs that mentioned the role the Ohio Guard had during that natrual disaster. |
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http://www.aasf2.org/History/blizzard_1978.htm
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| | Another 13 people were found dead in stuck cars, and 13 died in unheated homes. | | | The Schmidlins report at least 22 people died outside while struggling through the blizzard. | | | This storm was compared to the Blizzard of January 1918 and the New Year's Blizzard of 1864 for ferocity and disruption to everyday lives. |
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http://dept.kent.edu/ksutop_story/archive_98/980121_blizzard_of_78_shmid.html
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| | Blizzard Site Links |
| | NSIDC's very own Blizzards of 1996, eastern and central United States | | | Blizzard of 1996 in the Northeast, Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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http://nsidc.org/snow/blizzards.html
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| | Yankee Engineer |
| | The ceremony was held on the 20th anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978, a 100-year storm that had devastated Revere. | | | “While this neighborhood has suffered six major floods since that historic event, the Blizzard of 1978 still remains the flood of record and is considered the 100-year storm for the 300 homes and 500 families within the Roughans Point area,” said District Engineer Lt. Col. | | | The largest of those was the Blizzard of 1978 which caused neighborhood water level to reach 11.8 feet above mean sea level or over seven feet deep on Broad Sound Avenue. |
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http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/news/mar98-1.htm
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| | Winter Storm Resource Center-Understanding Winter Storms |
| | Blizzard paralyzed most of east coast of United States | | | Snow storm caused by warm, moist air moving over cold air. | | | Learn about how winter storms form, the history of winter storms in Illinois, and about the impact of winter storms. |
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http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/winter/storms.html
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