A real blizzard looks like this....

Very cool. Interesting audio/slideshow. Hadn't heard about that. 5 stars.

makes for good external igloo insulation, eh

Yes, '77 was a real storm. Lived through it too, with the chicken pocks to boot!


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Living in Buffalo you get to see many. Not been too bad here this year, unless you live in the southtowns.

I road a Honda 350 from Duluth MN to the twin cities in a blizzard because I didn't want to be late for work.

It sucked but at least the freeway was empty.

love it, OP!!!

Fixed for the spelling Nazi's.

In a real blizzard,if you can see ten feet beyond you,you are doing good.

Cool video

5 stars

I remember that blizzard, but I was on the opposite side of Lake Erie, we got pounded as well, Ohio... We also wore the t-shirts advocating our survival of the Blizzard of 77...LOL Good times...

I even had the Blizzard of 77 board game.. Now a collectable! Wish the parents would have kept that one...

born in buffalo - joined .mil in '74

don't miss the snow but could go for a roast beef on weck :)

our colorado mountain town has more snow than that by far right now...and much more on the way!

Gotta love Andersons and Teds hot dogs too!!

Jimmy Buffet sang of it in 1978..

The blizzard of 77 was most notable for its size, not just the amount of snowfall. It covered a VERY large area. Haven't seen anything like it since.

My husband still talks about it op. He was released from hospital after 2 days helping out the nurses in there with the elderly during the storm. He was 20 with his back hurt again. He got out and walked thru it to get home...on pain pill. Kidz lol

Never be another storm like this one!

The Ohio Blizzard of '78 was much worse.

I got stuck in it on the loop outside of Columbus.

Overnight temperatures plunged. I was trapped in my '76 Ford Maverick with only cold weather gear.

The following morning...there was 3 feet of snow on top of the car. I climbed out and stood on top. It was drifty in places...but for the most part...it was a good 7-8 feet of snow that had fallen.

At noon...a snow plow...followed by dozens of cars passed me and I was able to fall in...last in line.

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Maybe that was the one my hubby was in too. He was in dayton ohio. 77 ...78 all i know is it stands as a big record.

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Dayton, OH got hammered, too.
Yes...that was the Blizzard of '78.
It was historic. Nothing like it since.
So proud to have survived.
No panic at all.
But damn...a Ford Maverick for shelter SUCKS!

Love ur survival story;) hope ppl will take precautions in this one. Ford maverick...oh those were the days. Lol

Both were unbelievable storms. What made the 77 so bad was the extreme winds and cold. The wind packed the snow like concrete.

Why were you out driving around in a blizzard to begin with?

Great audio. Old school radio. Even heard Dancing Queen by ABBA!