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SharonAnn

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4. I lived in Dayton, OH at the time and remember it well. Incredible wind and

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Sun Jan 26, 2025, 11:57 AM

Jan 26

There didn’t seem to need to be much snow on the ground because I lived near farm fields and the snow had piled up against buildings, not in the fields. However, when I opened the hood of my car to jump the battery, because the car wouldn’t start, I got a surprise. The engine compartment was packed solid with snow. The winds had blown the snow up into the compartment and packed it tight. Had to dig the hard packed snow out by hand.

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More than 50 people in Ohio died as a result of the Great Blizzard of 1978 [View all] Emile Jan 26 OP

Living in Indiana, I remember this blizzard. Emile Jan 26 #1

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Early that Thursday morning my Mom and I couldn't sleep because of the wind and sleet hitting the house. Xavier Breath Jan 26 #3

I lived in Dayton, OH at the time and remember it well. Incredible wind and SharonAnn Jan 26 #4