Providence, RI – 27.6” – 24 hour snow record 27.3” 10AM Mon-Tue.The next day, the snow lining the driveway was taller than I was! Here are some official totals from the storm, and below is a link to thorough and very interesting recap of the storm from the National Weather Service Boston office. I’ll never forget my dad getting me up in the middle of the night to see the snow plow stuck on our street as it tried to deal with the two feet of snow. By the time the storm ended on February 8 th, over 11,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Seventeen thousand Massachusetts residents sought cover in shelters, while emergency workers evacuated another 10,000 people. I was five years old and living in Bristol, RI. The Blizzard of 78 claimed 54 lives in New England, 29 of those in Massachusetts. The Upper Peninsula had a widespread 1 to 3 feet of snow. Over a foot of snow dropped in some areas with others picking up. Here is the total snowfall map for three days worth of snow, ending December 25, 2022. Personally, it is one of my first memories of the weather. It has been 45 years since the worst blizzard in Hoosier state history, the blizzard of 1978. The storm is famous for coming in fast and furious, a little earlier than anticipated, and forcing massive traffic jams where many people just left their cars on the highway. Some of the highest snow totals were in Northern RI, and parts of the state were crippled for about a week after the storm passed. It is quite the week for meteorologists in the Northeast! The Blizzard of 1978 is still the benchmark by which all other snowstorms in Southern New England are measured. Tuesday was National Weatherperson’s Day, today is the anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978, and there is a major storm in the forecast for Friday.
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