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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
I didn't realize how many people died. 
I guess that explains why the History Channel focused so much on New York. I missed like the first 15 minutes of it, so they may have mentioned the other states, too. We don't even get that much snow in ND and MN. I mean, at least not since I've lived there. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northea...izzard_of_1978
My parents (who were living in MA at the time) talk about the storm frequently. Many people died while stuck in their cars on I-95, and numerous cars were abandoned on the highway. Many places in New England were shut down for at least a week.
Some people were "lost" and disoriented in the snow, and died very close to the places/buildings they were attempting to get to. Devastating.