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Helicopter, Custer County Chief. 1949 Blizzard. Broken Bow, Nebraska Huge snowdrifts are visible on either side of a plow being used to clear railroad tracks during the Blizzard of 1949.
Feb 4, 2017 · Nebraska is no stranger to severe weather of all types, but a few storms stand out in our state history. The blizzard of 1949 was an epic storm that actually started in November 1948 and kept going relentlessly for months. The fall harvest had been especially bountiful in 1948.
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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. Roads and railroads were blocked, so airp...
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).
January 1949 is the snowiest January on record for many of the observing stations in the Black Hills region. Snowfall during the month ranged from 12 to over 40 inchesthree to eight times the normal of four to eight inches. It was also one of the coldest Januarys recorded, even with several days between blizzards reaching highs in the 50s and even ...
It was Nebraska that fell victim to some of the country’s more intense weather during the winter of 1949 — one of the worst on record for the Cornhusker State. Writing for the Ganzel Group,...
Jan 2, 2024 · On Sunday, Jan. 2, 1949, the snow began to fall. It kept falling for three days, the wind added to the misery as it howled mercilessly at 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. What happened next is the reason the memory of this storm lives on.
Two downtown North Platte shoppers trudge across snow-choked North Dewey Street during the Jan. 2-5 Blizzard of 1949. The view looks north from the intersection with East Fifth Street.
