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Jan 26, 2024 · High winds and heavy snow crippled northwest Ohio for days when one of the deadliest winter storms on record struck before dawn on Jan. 26, 1978. TOLEDO, Ohio — The worst winter storm in Ohio ...
Part of the 1977–78 North American winter. The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic winter storm that struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions of the United States as well as Southern Ontario in Canada from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978. It is often cited as one of the most severe blizzards in US history. [1]
- What Made The Blizzard of 1978 The Storm of The Century
- How Much Snow Fell During The Blizzard of 78?
- 'We Had Never Heard of That Kind of Noise'
- 'Something I Will Never Forget'
- It Took Several Days to Dig Out from The Blizzard of 78
Despite earlier projections, a low pressure area from North Dakota collided with a low pressure area from the Gulf of Mexico. Warm moist air slammed into bone-chilling cold. A satellite photo revealed a giant swirl of clouds over Ohio. It looked like a white hurricane. Atmospheric pressure fell like a rock. A barometer registered 28.33 inches at 3:...
Howling winds tore off roofs, knocked down trees and blew out windows. Thousands lost power, heat or phone service. The airport recorded a peak gust of 76 mph at 5:12 a.m., followed by sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph for the next 15 hours. Nearly a foot of snow fell on top of a 16-inch storm from days earlier. The wind caused freakish drifts that s...
Mary Jo Anderson, 61, of Springfield Township, remembers the high-pitched wail. "Oh, that was awful," she said. "Nobody slept much that night. We had never heard that kind of noise. You know, how your house rattles and squeals." Her husband, Richard, tried to go to work that morning. He made it about a mile up the road in his Ford Pinto, but he cou...
Kevin Murphy, 56, of Barberton, described the blizzard as "something I will never forget." "You literally had to hold on to things if you were going outside," he said. He recalls watching in disbelief as his neighbors tried to put out their trash. "As soon as they set the bag down, it just took off," he said. Murphy's family toughed it out with bla...
The winds slowly began to diminish overnight. Blizzard warnings turned to travelers' advisories before dawn Friday. Bob Alto was able to leave the airport by 4 p.m. Saturday. It took Ohio residents several days to dig out. National Guardsmen rescued thousands of stranded people. Survival stories emerged from the frozen wasteland. A Cleveland truck ...
Jan 24, 2018 · The 1950 Great Thanksgiving Snowstorm. At the time, the 1950 Thanksgiving Snowstorm was the biggest in Ohio’s history. Here’s a brief timeframe: Thursday, November 23 – On the first day, most of Ohio receives 10 inches of snow, with eastern Ohio receiving 20 to 30 inches. Friday, November 24 – On the next day winds increase to 40 mph ...
Jan 26, 2024 · Snowfall in Ohio reached nearly 20 inches in Novelty, Geauga County. State storm totals were between 5 and 15 inches. In Columbus, 50-70 mph wind gusts stacked the snow into huge drifts between 10 ...
Jan 26, 1978 · An aerial shot of Greenville, Ohio taken on the morning. of January 30th, 1978. The Ohio National Guard aided in many rescue and recovery efforts. This car was buried in the snow for over a month in Kettering, Ohio. Powerful winds knocked down thousands of trees.
Jan 19, 2018 · 40 Years Later: The Blizzard of ’78. Aerial shot of the Ohio Turnpike as truckers and travelers dealt with blizzard conditions, January 1978. Via Ohio Memory. Ohio has gotten a season’s worth of snow over the last couple weeks, with teeth-chattering temperatures to match. Many years, this is par for the winter course in our state–but this ...
