The recent bitter cold weather prompted me to once again think back nearly 50 years ago. January 1977 was a record-setter. This January has been bitterly cold at times, with temperatures only climbing ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The big one that everyone compares snowstorms to in West Michigan. The Blizzard of '78 hit our region 45 years ago today. That storm left a mark on our region, and on the country ...
Forecasting has come a long way since the 1970s. More accurate weather models and advanced radar can now pinpoint timing and ferocity of storms. The weather over the next several days looks quite ...
(WFSB) – It’s been a mild winter, but 45 years ago we were in a fierce winter storm known as the Blizzard of ‘78. It’s sunny and beautiful out, but 45 years ago today and Tuesday there was almost 17 ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The attached video is from an earlier Blizzard of '78 retrospective that aired on Jan. 27, 2022. As if in homage to Midwestern meteorological memory, Wednesday's snow ...
Several inches of snow accumulated across the area from January 26th into January 27th, 1978. In northern areas though, multiple feet of snow added up in places, with snowfall being maximized in parts ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This week is the 45th anniversary of the famous blizzard of 1978. Strong winds blew extremely heavy snow into huge snowdrifts that blocked many roads for days and closed ...
Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2021. We are republishing it for the anniversary of the storm on Saturday. The Blizzard of '78 was a catastrophic storm that killed about 100 ...
[LAUGHTER] MARIA: EXACTLY, MIKE WANKUM. EXACTLY. TODAY IS THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY. OF THE BLIZZARD OF ’78. ED: AND IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE SOMEONE’S FIRST YEAR FORECASTING IN BOSTON. TAKE A LOOK. HARVEY: ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Today (Fri.) is the 46th anniversary of the famous blizzard of 1978. Strong winds blew extremely heavy snow into huge snowdrifts that blocked many roads for days and ...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – It has now been 47 years since the blizzard many in our area consider the worst snowstorm ever ...