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Mar 14, 2015 · The blizzard started on Sunday Jan. 2, 1949 and proved the worst of the century. The first storm would be followed by two more months of snow and bitter cold. The National Weather Service eventually reported 12 people dead in Wyoming after the first storm. Twenty-eight more died in western South Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska.
Blizzard of 1918. January 11, 1918. Vast blizzard-like storm moved through Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. 1920 North Dakota blizzard March 15–18, 1920; Knickerbocker Storm January 27–28, 1922; 1940 to 1949. Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 November 10–12, 1940. Took place in the Midwest region of the United States on Armistice Day
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January 1949 Blizzard. 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.
Blizzard of '49. 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 ...
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Jan 2, 2024 · 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.
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 · Car buried in snow during the blizzard of January 2-5, 1949. Photo from Wyoming PBS. About four feet of snow fell during the blizzard, but the wind piled some drifts as high as 30 feet. Stories of cars, trains, livestock, even houses and barns buried under several feet of snow were common. The last of the snowdrifts are reported to have finally ...
