Here Comes NEMO!

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Absolutely. But we didn't name it then, either. Schools were closed for a week. I had a big school project due on the first snow day, which I was staying up late to finish. We were so sure it was going to be a snow day, I asked my mom if I could go to bed. She said I'd better get it done, just in case. It was very bad...the roads were closed for a few days, and some people died because ambulances couldn't get to them. We did not lose power, though. My father-in-law took his snowmobile to Meijer to get food. There were employees who were stuck there and they remained open.

Here's a link to more info:
http://blogs.woodtv.com/2013/01/26/t...zzard-of-1978/

Thanks for posting this, and thank you for the link. I'm going to read it now. I had no idea...

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Thanks for posting this, and thank you for the link. I'm going to read it now. I had no idea...

Looks like the Great Lakes storm of 78 and the one that hit New York were two separate storms, two weeks apart. That, I didn't know! I always thought the Blizzard of 78 was one big storm.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...045623,00.html

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Looks like the Great Lakes storm of 78 and the one that hit New York were two separate storms, two weeks apart. That, I didn't know! I always thought the Blizzard of 78 was one big storm.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...045623,00.html

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.

[ASTalumna06]

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.