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Blizzard Of '78

Friday, February 8, 2013

Remember This? Check Out These Videos from the Blizzard of ‘78

With another historic blizzard hitting Massachusetts, let's take a look back at the Blizzard of '78.

The Blizzard of ’78 has to be the most photographed and videoed winter storm in New England history.  Images of stranded cars, battered coastlines and children playing in giant snowdrifts are all vivid memories of that historic storm. As New Englanders, we commemorated the 35th anniversary of the storm earlier this week – and now Mother Nature is celebrating herself with what could be one of the biggest snowstorms in history. As we hunker down for this storm, let’s take a look back at the Blizzard of ’78. Here are some fun videos from TV and radio broadcasts before, during and after the storm, as well as home movies on YouTube… Let’s start off with the TV news weather reports Here’s a radio broadcast from WBZ An old WEEI broadcast during …

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

35 Years Later: What Do You Remember From the Blizzard of ’78?

Nearly 30 inches of snow blanketed the region during the historic storm.

Thirty five years ago this week, the historic nor'easter known as the "Blizzard of '78" walloped the state of Massachusetts along with much of the Northeast.  While the blizzard actually formed on Sunday, Feb. 5, 1978, most of the snowfall occurred between Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 of that year.  Boston received 27.1 inches of snow, while Providence, Rhode Island received 27.6 inches.  About 100 people were killed in the Northeast from the storm, while around 4,500 were injured. Moreover, the blizzard caused more than $520 million in damage. But now, 35 years later, we're wondering what you remember from the infamous storm. Readers can view a documentary regarding the storm on YouTube. What do you remember from the Blizzard of '78? Do you have any…

B Gilleran

1:53 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013

Walked home out West Street in the snow up to my hips in places; couldn't get my car out of the commuter rail parking lot. Even if I had, there was really no place to drive it by the time I got home from Boston. Photos have been added from the first sunny day after the snow stopped...was it Wednesday?   more ›

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