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How could you live in and escape an event like the blizzard of ... managing to miss the blizzard of '78. In January of 1978 Mr. White a Florida-born gentleman made his dwelling out of a ...
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.
FALL RIVER — By the time February rolled along in 1978, winter already felt like it was 100 years old. An ice storm was followed by a blizzard that dumped more than a foot of snow. There was ...
Along with preparation for our first big snowstorm in years, memories are flying about 35 years ago, when the Blizzard of ’78 became part of New England lore. That epic storm arrived almost exactly 35 ...
While images of Interstate 290, Route 128 and other snow-clogged highways are part of Blizzard of '78 lore, many Worcester residents recall the secondary roads that went untouched for a week or more.
The Blizzard of ’78 brought Massachusetts to a standstill for more than a week after the historic storm arrived on Feb. 6. People were stuck in deep snow on Route 128 for days, ...
For those who lived through it, it is known quite simply as “The Great Blizzard of ‘78.” The Blizzard of 1978 actually was the second of three large storm systems to hit the U.S. in the ...
Weather Why a Blizzard of ’78 won’t catch us flat-footed again. Probably. Forecast data collection and predictions have both gotten better.
The Blizzard of ’78 was devastating for the New England coastline. Four high tide cycles were impacted by this fierce storm, which stalled off the coast and actually did a loop south of Nantucket.
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The destructive Blizzard of ’78 and its impact on Connecticut are explored. February 6, 1978, started out as just another day in Connecticut. But by midday, the Blizzard of 1978 hit with 15 to ...