This Day in History: January 28, 1977
History recounts the great Blizzard of '77 in numerous articles, books, and DVDs, such as The White Death and the Wrath of God: Buffalo Blizzard - Siege And Survival. In Buffalo, NY, temperatures plummeted to 40-60 degrees below zero with tormenting winds up to 69 MPH at the airport and average sustained wind speeds of 46 MPH.
History recounts the great Blizzard of '77 in numerous articles, books, and DVDs, such as The White Death and the Wrath of God: Buffalo Blizzard - Siege And Survival. In Buffalo, NY, temperatures plummeted to 40-60 degrees below zero with tormenting winds up to 69 MPH at the airport and average sustained wind speeds of 46 MPH.
Weather report on January 7, 2014 in Buffalo, NY:
As bad as the Blizzard of ’77? No way! Check it out HERE!
As bad as the Blizzard of ’77? No way! Check it out HERE!
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| The entrance to Route 400 on Maple Street near East Aurora was closed Tuesday. Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News |
Weather report for Buffalo, NY on January 28, 2014
still does not measure up, or should I say down,
to that of this day in 1977. Click HERE!
still does not measure up, or should I say down,
to that of this day in 1977. Click HERE!
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| Jordan Weaver waits for a bus at Woodside in South Buffalo Tuesday, January 28, 2014. (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News) |
No matter what the statistics or comparisons show, it is mighty COLD outside!
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| Sarah Schaffer pushes a shopping cart in the blinding snow Tuesday in the Tops parking lot on Grand Island. James P. McCoy/ Buffalo News photos |
Best idea: STAY HOME, INDOORS!