There’s a separate thread for the 1967 storm. Along with the Derecho of May 31, 1998, it was the most disruptive storm of my career. WTCM radio staffer Marty Spaulding, who closed the bayfront radio station the previous night at 11 pm, was called to reopen it the next day at 6am as regular staffers couldn’t get there due to impassable roads. The Massive Michigan Blizzard Of January 1978 Will Never Be Forgotten Were you a resident of the Great Lakes State in 1978?
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Events from the year 1978 in Michigan.. Two of Michigan’s worst blizzards occurred on January 26th. Of those deaths, 13 people were found dead in stuck cars and 13 in unheated homes. The highest risk for a severe thunderstorm this afternoon is in the Enhanced Risk Area (in orange on the map) from E. Iowa into N. Illinois. C. R. Snider, National Weather Service Meteorologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said on January 30, 1978:
The 16.1″ of snow that fell in Grand Rapids that day remains the biggest midnight-to-midnight snowfall ever. Notre Dame and Ohio St. Were you a resident of the Great Lakes State in 1978?
A whopping 355 inches battered the state, leaving residents flustered and overwhelmed. Governor The most extensive and very nearly the most severe blizzard in Michigan history raged January 26, 1978 and into part of Friday January 27. “The most extensive and very nearly the most severe blizzard in Michigan history raged January 26, 1978 and into part of Friday January 27,” National Weather Service meteorologist C. R. … Baby it's (not) cold outside: Remembering the 1978 blizzard during a warm winter. While I don’t know this for a fact, I remember hearing on multiple occasions that the superintendent was out of town, and that the next-in-command wasn’t sure what to do. To put that into perspective, most winters receive between 150 to 200 inches of snow in Michigan. Sure, we Michiganders are used to getting our fair share of snow and ice, but the destructive storm that swept across the region in 1978 was like nothing we had ever seen before — and the memories remain fresh to this day.
These tend to move along at a constant speed and direction and I tracked it to Muskegon, Michigan at mid-afternoon on Sunday. About 100,000 cars were abandoned on Michigan highways, most of them in the southeast part of the state.The following table displays selected U.S. snowfall totals during January 25–29, 1978:This article is about the blizzard in the central United States. About 20 people died as a direct or indirect result of the storm, most due to heart attacks or traffic accidents. through at least Friday. [online] MSN. About 100,000 cars were abandoned on Michigan highways.”The blizzard was followed by the coldest February Grand Rapids had ever had and the 5th coldest March. We listened to the list twice, and never heard it. Temperatures dropped to zero that morning. This storm is also of interest and remembrance to many longtime residents of the Great Lakes, the Upper Ohio Valley and Ontario, Canada who had to deal with winter's full fury late in January of 1978.In addition, the storm certainly casts many memories for those of us who were on duty and worked during the storm...while being in awe of the development and subsequent immense strength of this great monster. Many were hospitalized for exposure, mostly from homes that lost power and heat.
In 1977, temperatures moderated rapidly during February, while in 1978, the cold actually worsened - with several locations reporting their coldest recorded February to date.The Winter of 1977-78 is written down in the record books as Detroit's seventh coldest winter, Flint's fifth coldest and Saginaw's sixth. We’d love to hear about your experiences in the comment section below.Year after year, snowfall batters the Great Lakes region. More than 125,000 vehicles were abandoned in the storm. I don’t know if this is true or not, but that’s the story everybody was hearing.By 1978, I had long-ago decided that I wanted to be a “Channel 4 weatherman,” and the Blizzard of ‘78 just further intensified that interest. We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing. It took until April for some of the snow piles to melt.Copyright 2020 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. About 20 people died as a direct or indirect result of the storm, most due to heart attacks or traffic accidents. Universities closed for the first time ever.
The remnant line weakened as it moved across Michigan. I was a junior at the old Bloomfield Hills Andover High School, and I had a bunch of exams that week. Storms are possible again next weekend.The two worst storms to hit Fruitport in the last 50 years (IMHO) are the Derecho of (May 31) 1998 and the severe winds of August 9, 2009 - 11 years ago today. The Winter of 1977-78 thus far had been one the coldest, since records began, in many areas from the Rockies eastward to the Appalachians. There the barometer fell to 956.0 mb (28.23 inHg).The 956.0 mb (28.23 inHg) barometric pressure measurement recorded in In Indiana on day two, just a half hour after the front blasted through, the Indianapolis International Airport was closed due to whiteout conditions. Snowfalls were less over Southeast Lower Michigan (mainly because of the rain that fell for a period) and included 9.9 inches at Flint and 8.2 inches at Detroit. At least one person died of exposure in a stranded automobile.
I asked her what to do, and she said to assume that I had school that day. It has been cited as the worst blizzard in US history. I knew that a snow storm was imminent, and every hour that evening I called the free number to the recorded National Weather Service forecast line, which also included the current conditions.The reason I kept calling was because the barometric pressure was dropping like a rock, and I was jotting down the new pressure reading at the top of every hour. Anyhow, while I was speaking at church, I could hear the strong winds outside as the storm moved in.
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