4 days ago · The storm’s effects “are burned into long memories and likely will remain for many years to come,” wrote Eric Fisher, chief meteorologist for Boston’s WBZ-TV news, in his 2021 book, “Mighty Storms of New England.” The Blizzard of ‘78 is the reason snowplows go on alert before a nor’easter hits, he wrote.

6 days ago · On February 6, 1978, one of the most destructive winter storms in U.S. history struck New England with unprecedented force. The Blizzard of 1978 would paralyze the region for days, stranding thousands, shutting down major highways, and causing widespread devastation. By the time the storm subsided on February 7, it had claimed over 100 lives, inflicted more than $520 million in damage (over $2 ...

5 days ago · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Do you remember where you were on February 6, 1978? We haven’t seen much snow this year, but 47 years ago New England was rocked by the Blizzard of ’78.

The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 [1] [2] was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New York metropolitan area. The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978 and broke up on February 7. [3]

Feb 7, 2018 · The 1978 blizzard killed about 100 people and injured about 4,500. In central and southern New England, the snowfall turned to ice at night, leaving everything covered with ice. The snow turned to rain on Cape Cod, but the wind wreaked plenty of havoc.

Feb 3, 2022 · Two storms over the Northeast converged to trigger this February 8–9 storm that pummeled southern New England and Maine and dumped some of the greatest snowfall accumulations on the region since the Blizzard of 1888.

Feb 7, 2024 · Forty-six years ago, the Blizzard of ’78 was exiting New England, concluding 36 hours of aggressive snow, wind and rounds of coastal flooding that left a lasting impact on the region. Beyond its status as a significant snowstorm, the event fundamentally altered the way an entire generation interpreted major snow forecasts.

Feb 6, 2023 · Forty five years later, the Northeast Blizzard of 1978 continues to live on in infamy as one of the most intense winter storms to ever strike New England, bringing with it hurricane-force winds and towering snowfall totals, which left the region paralyzed for over a week.

Jan 12, 2023 · The Blizzard of '78 began as an ordinary low pressure system off the coast of North Carolina on February 5th. It intensified as it tracked northward along the coast, made a small loop off the New Jersey coast, then passed slowly …

–New moon, moon in “perigee”, NE “fetch” •Low pressure at the surface and aloft moved out of the Great Lakes to the mid Atlantic coast •Cold Canadian air to the north, low pressure to the south and relatively warm ocean air mixed together to form “The Blizzard”, which stalled off southern New England for nearly 36 hours