Do You Remember the Blizzard of '78?
Nothing beats a good blizzard story. Share your story from 1978 here.
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 35 years since we were hit with the Blizzard of '78, but the stories will withstand the test of time.
On Feb. 6, 1978, the area was blanketed with a record 27 inches of snow with the added bonus of hurricane force winds. The storm began the morning of Feb. 6 and lasted through the following evening. It was a storm that was never really predicted to be this large, and yet from it one good thing came – we learned about emergency preparedness.
For those of us old enough to remember, the memories differ. The motorist stuck in his car for hours on the highway, the family wondering where that person was, to a community paralyzed by Mother Nature in a storm no one ever expected.
Thirty-five years ago we had 27 inches of snow. Monday night, there's a chance of snow in the forecast for Wakefield - but with little to no accumulation expected and with a high near 40 on Wednesday.
DBC
2:20 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Hi, Liz: I thought you might like a copy of the story I submitted to WCVB/Channel 5 (with updated style and grammatical editing). The story was used and referred to in the making of Dick Albert’s Weather Special on the Blizzard of '78 for their 25-year Anniversary program. It is too long to put in the comments, but I will send it to you via email and perhaps you might want to post it as a News article today.
DBC
2:26 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I have posted this story on my Blog, so if anyone would like to read it, just click on my initials and then on my Blog Posts, at the left in my Profile, to find this article. Thanks.