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Oct 29, 2022 · Hand written on the back of the photo is: “1949 Jan. 1949 Snow plow coming into Kilgore from east after the Big Blizzard of 1949. Taken by Stanley Rothleutner”. Blizzard, 1949. A Nebraska plane in flight over a herd of cattle below. Photo of a railroad locomotive and caboose pushing a snow plow through snow.
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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 ...
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. By the end of the season, many farmers and ranchers had a positive ...
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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 ...
In a fateful winter spanning from November 1948 to February 1949, a barrage of blizzards unleashed havoc across the Northern Great Plains. As snow descended from the sky, the ground was transformed into treacherous barriers, burying houses and bringing train tracks to a standstill. The dire situation reached a tipping point when millions of ...
Jan. 2 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the worst storms in Nebraska history. The Blizzard of 1949 started on Jan. 2 and would cripple the state for weeks with high winds and drifting snow.
