Anyone know how this compares with the ‘78 blizzard ?
Yes. The ‘78 Blizzard was much worse than this one. I lived through it.
Anyone know how this compares with the ‘78 blizzard ?
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That was over 4 feet of snow, plus winds causing even higher drifts.
I dunno about 78, but in the 90s we moved during a snow storm that dumped 33 inches on us. Took me 2 days to shovel,out paths and shovel the roofs and porches so we could move in safely. The snow on the roof was all drifted and overhanging the entry points. It was a brutal move.
“Anyone know how this compares with the ‘78 blizzard ?”
We won’t know till it’s over.
Some things to consider though, we have had warnings now for several days. In 78 they had no idea of the magnitude of what was coming and iirc they forecasted less than a foot of snow and then kept adjusting the “forecast” after the snow had fallen.
In 78 there were several other storms prior to it, one on January 21st left about 20” of snow. Right now the ground is mostly bare around Boston.
This will hit on a Saturday, the Blizzard of 78 hit during a work week and thousands were trapped in cars overnight on major highways.
The Blizzard of 1978 stretched from NJ up to Nova Scotia and out to Ohio. Over 1,000 homes were destroyed along the coast, it hit at high tide and then lasted over 33 hours.
Most didn’t have snow blowers, now most do.
Most didn’t have generators, many more do now.
Trees are trimmed on a more regular basis.
not even close...Not as much snow and plenty of warning.
Back in 1978, they were not prepared for the timing or the
snowfall amounts.
I was overseas during that snow storm.
Nothing compares with the 1978 blizzard. It went on for 3 days. While Boston’s Logan Airport may have “only” gotten 27 inches, most of the suburbs got between 3 and 4 feet of snow. The guys across the street were jumping into snowdrifts from the second floor in a suburb ten miles north of Boston. Eyewitness report.