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The first snowfall of the Blizzard of 1949 technically began at the end of 1948; but two of the worst days of accumulation — Jan. 2 and 3, 1949, finally pushed Nebraskans to the brink.
Jan 2, 2024 · NEBRASKA — It was one of the worst blizzards the Great Plains had ever seen, some consider it to be the worst blizzard of the century. The blizzard of 1948-49 was not a single storm, but a series that lasted from December 1948 to January 1949, with the worst portion occurring Jan. 2 through Jan. 5. In total, 18 snowstorms in 27 days impacted ...
The Blizzard of 1948-1949. In the midst of the blizzard, travel by rail came to a screeching halt-the snow buried miles of train tracks and left passengers stranded. In the mid-1900s a blizzard punished the Great Plains with record temperatures and snowfall that didn't melt until June. Though a warm fall produced a bountiful harvest in the ...
The Lexington Clipper wrote of the aftermath of the storms on Jan. 6, 1949, “A blizzard which swept western and central Nebraska Monday and Tuesday all but isolated this section of the state. For the first time within memory of the early pioneers here the Union Pacific Railroad failed to run trains for at least three days.”
View All Nebraska Sites; Chimney Rock; Fort Robinson; John Neihardt; Nebraska History Museum; Neligh Mill; Senator Norris House; ... Blizzard of 1949 . Blizzard of ...
Reminisce on the blizzard of 1949. SHERITHA JONES. Jan 29, 2023 Updated Mar 4, 2024. Ed Geisert had to receive medication by air drop at this farm 8½ miles southeast of Ogallala. HAROLD COWAN ...
