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The Blizzard of 1949 is considered one of the worst on record for the northern Plains. The first storm began January 2 and continued through January 5, with heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures. Subsequent storms through mid-February produced enormous snow drifts that paralyzed much of the region.
Mar 14, 2015 · In January 1949, a massive blizzard rocketed through central and southeastern Wyoming and nearby states killing 76 people and tens of thousands of animals and leaving memories in its wake that are still vivid more than 65 years later.
The first snowstorm hit November 19, 1948, and the second on December 29, to be followed on January 2-5, 1949, by another. State and local highway crews found that no sooner had they opened a stretch of road than it was closed again by drifting or by fresh snow.
My List. This one-hour documentary tells the story of the worst series of storms in Wyoming’s history. But for all the tragedy and loss, suffering and death, there was also hope and heroism ...
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The Blizzard of 1949 started on Jan. 2 and would cripple the state for weeks with high winds and drifting snow. Families were trapped in their homes, on the roads and many would not be able to...
Jan 6, 2017 · One of the most horrible blizzards on the western plains rolled in on January 2, 1949. Temperatures had climbed into the 70s on New Years Day in some areas. But the very next day it took only a matter of hours for temps to fall from the mid 30s at midday to below freezing by nightfall as a wall of snow and ice rolled across the land.
Though the Jan. 2-5 Blizzard of 1949 paralyzed North Platte with 15 inches of snow, the city was punished again at winter's end with a bookend March 29-30 blizzard that dropped a total of 17.7 inches.
