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Boston, Blizzard of '78
Snows hits Boston on 47th anniversary of the Blizzard of '78
A winter storm hit the Boston area Thursday, projected to bring 2 to 4 inches of snow. But, 47 years ago, the region ground to a halt during the infamous Northeast Blizzard of 1978, the “benchmark of winter storms” that brought record-high snow levels and caused millions of dollars in damages.
Thursday storm to hit Boston on anniversary of infamous Blizzard of '78
The infamous Blizzard of 1978 first hit the Northeast on Feb. 6, 1978, and stretched into the next day. Snow fell at a rate of 4 inches per hour and wind gusts reached 83 mph during the storm, causing a state of emergency to be declared.
On Today's Date: Boston Blizzard Is Its Record Snowiest Day
Boston picked up 23.8 inches of snow during the storm, 23.6 inches of which fell on Jan. 29, alone. That remains the heaviest calendar-day snowfall in Boston records dating to 1891, according to NOAA's ACIS database. It's almost half their average annual snow in just one day.
WBUR
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These big Boston storms are the stuff of legend
Forget the record books. Boston's biggest storms have made it into our regional lore. Here are a few we're still talking ...
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on MSN
What it was like to get married during a blizzard in 2015
Ten years later, this couple remembers a camera crew and a historic snowstorm on their Valentine's Day wedding anniversary.
Hosted on MSN
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Why was the Blizzard of 78 so destructive? WBZ-TV's Eric Fisher explains
More than 27 inches of snow fell on Boston at the beginning of February in 1978, though some areas topped out at 30 inches. It's still one of the most powerful snowstorms in New England history.
The Enterprise
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Reliving the Blizzard of ’78 in the Brockton area — 47 years later
Brockton was bombarded with 2 feet of snow, stranding cars and marooning workers and students. What it was like in words and ...
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on MSN
Blizzard of 2015 kicked off record-breaking winter snow
A blizzard that struck Boston in late January of 2015 kicked off a record-breaking winter season for the city and region.
WBUR
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WBUR staffers share their most lasting memories from Boston's infamously snowy winter of 2015
What was life like in Boston during that historically snowy stretch in 2015? Here’s what WBUR staffers recall from that wicked, weird winter.
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From the Gardner News archives: Recalling the Blizzard of ’78
Thanks to a Herculean effort by the public works crews and emergency personnel, Gardner appeared to be ready to return to ...
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Photos: The winter of snowmageddon
The nation’ In the end, Boston received a total of 110.6 inches of snow, the snowiest winter on record, a slow-motion natural ...
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