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 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 · The blizzard hit the New England region from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7 in 1978, making Monday the 45th anniversary. From a meteorological standpoint, the blizzard began as a low pressure system off the coast of North Carolina on Feb.5, before heading up the coast and then passing slowly south of New England on the 6th and 7th of February.

Feb 7, 2022 · A collection of interesting facts about the Blizzard of ’78, when over 40 inches of snow fell in New England’s hardest hit areas. The Blizzard of 1978 stranded hundreds of cars on New England highways, including these on Route 128 South in Needham, Massachusetts.

The January 2022 North American blizzard caused widespread and disruptive impacts to the Atlantic coast of North America from northern Delaware to Nova Scotia with as much as 2.5 feet (30 in) of snowfall, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding at the end of January 2022.

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.

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.

5 days ago · Across New England, there were 5,400 cars left behind. Car owners, MDC workers and the National Guard dig out cars buried in snow on Day Boulevard in South Boston after the "Blizzard of 78."

5 days ago · The wind-whipped snow hammered the coast of New England while more than 3,500 cars and trucks were stranded all along Route 128. TV newscasters, bundled against the elements, further told of the perils of the storm. ... In all, 54 lives were lost in the blizzard throughout New England, while damages reached the astronomical total of more than ...