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Mar 14, 2015 · All across southeast Wyoming, northern Colorado, western South Dakota and western Nebraska, hundreds of people risked their lives in the storm to search for stranded motorists, missing neighbors or family members. The blizzard started on Sunday Jan. 2, 1949 and proved the worst of the century.
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, unselfish...
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Daily Weather Maps for January 2 and 3, 1949. While only one person died in western South Dakota, twelve deaths were reported in Wyoming, seven in Colorado and 20 in Nebraska. (“Some Outstanding Blizzards”, U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Environmental Data Service, Revised December 1966).
Feb 11, 2024 · It’s been 75 years since the Blizzard of 1949, a relentless two-month storm that crippled Wyoming. Accumulation measured in feet. Winds clocked 65-80 mph. Double-digit subzero temperatures for weeks on end. JN. Jake Nichols. February 11, 202416 min read. The Blizzard of 1949 didn't see snow pile up in inches, it was measured in feet. (Wyoming PBS)
May 14, 2020 · The terrifying and record-setting blizzard of 1949 spread across several states, and was deadly. The 1949 winter storm was one of the blizzards in Wyoming history. The storm killed 12 places and shuttered much of the Cowboy State.
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Blizzard of '49. Special | 57m 1s |. 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, unselfish sacrifice and generosity. The blizzard brought out the best in people.
Feb 1, 2024 · GILLETTE - Seventy-five years later, the blizzards of 1949 remain one of the worst recorded storms that have ever crossed the northern Great Plains. Reports tally more than 70 people who died in the storm, hundreds of thousands of lost livestock and hours upon hours of gale-force winds that cut through Wyoming, the Dakotas and Nebraska.
