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Blizzard of 1978

The Blizzard of 1978. The Blizzard of 1978 was a series of three severe winter storms that struck the Ohio Valley, parts of the Great Lakes, and Northeastern States in January and February of 1978Collectively they are all known as the Blizzard of 1978. Who was Affected?. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio were all hit by the blizzardOhio was impacted greatly!.

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Blizzard of 1978

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    1. Blizzard of 1978 Matt Bruno Marketing Fisher College of Business

    2. The Blizzard of 1978 The Blizzard of 1978 was a series of three severe winter storms that struck the Ohio Valley, parts of the Great Lakes, and Northeastern States in January and February of 1978 Collectively they are all known as the Blizzard of 1978

    3. Who was Affected? Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio were all hit by the blizzard Ohio was impacted greatly!

    4. Cause of the Blizzard An unusual convergence of two atmospheric low pressure systems caused this horrible blizzard It resulted in a storm of unprecedented magnitude The National Weather Service categorized it a as rare severe blizzard, the most severe grade of winter storm

    5. Ohio- The First Storm The first storm somewhat avoided Ohio, mainly targeting the Northeast From January 19 to 21, twenty-one inches of snow fell in parts of this region This was a 48 hour record for this amount of snowfall

    6. O-H-I-O!- Second Storm Between January 25 and 27, the second storm found Ohio directly in its path Winds gusting up to 100 mph caused snow drifts that nearly covered entire homes Some of these snow drifts were as deep as 25 feet Wind chills reached below 60 degrees Fahrenheit

    7. Ohio Thousands of people were stranded in their cars and homes For the first time in its history, the Ohio Turnpike closed due to the severity of the blizzard One semi-truck driver was buried by a snow drift and was not found for a week

    8. Ohio Over 5,000 members of the Ohio National Guard were called in to make numerous rescues Police asked citizens who had four-wheel drive vehicles and snowmobiles to transport doctors to the hospital Many homes and businesses lost electricity and heat As the storm move eastward, warmer temperatures converted the snow to ice

    9. Ohio- All in All Over 70 people died from this storm, 51 of which were from Ohio People died as a direct or indirect result of the storm At least one person died of exposure in a stranded automobile Must people died from traffic accidents or heart attacks

    10. The Third Storm The final storm targeted the Northeastern coastline of the United States Occurred during the second week of February One to three of snow fell during this final stage of the blizzard

    11. The End Any Questions???

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