Late on Tuesday, January 24, 1978, surface maps revealed a moisture-laden Gulf low-pressure system developing over the southern United States, while a separate and unrelated low-pressure system was present over the Upper Midwest. The third lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the mainland United States occurred as the storm passed over Mount Clemens, Michigan, where barometer readings fell to 956.0 mb (28.23 inHg) on January 26. It is often cited as one of the most severe blizzards in US history. The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic winter storm that struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions of the United States as well as Southern Ontario in Canada from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978. Part of the 1977–78 North American winter Please put IndyStar/Report for America in the check memo line.Surface map on the morning of January 26, 1978Ĭentral United States, Eastern United States, Eastern Canada You can also donate by check, payable to “The GroundTruth Project.” Send it to Report for America IndyStar Campaign, c/o The GroundTruth Project, Lockbox Services, 9450 SW Gemini Dr, PMB 46837, Beaverton, Oregon, 97008-7105. If you would like to make a personal, tax-deductible contribution to her position, you can make a one-time donation online or a recurring monthly donation via /RFA. Report for America, funded by both private and public donors, covers up to 50% of a reporter's salary. It’s up to IndyStar to find the other half, through local community donors, benefactors, grants or other fundraising activities. Ĭaroline is also a Report for America corps member with the GroundTruth Project, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization dedicated to supporting the next generation of journalists in the U.S. In case you forgot, here's how to drive in it Snowfall totals across IndianaĬontact IndyStar reporter Caroline Beck at 31 or. The following snowfall recordings were gathered from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network, which is a network of volunteers that observes and records their local weather events in a centralized database.ĭriving tips: Snow and ice are back, Indiana. The more serious effects of the current storm are the dangerously cold wind chills of minus 25 to minus 35 degrees, with a possibility of getting to minus 40 degrees.Ī winter storm warning remains in place for Central Indiana, including Indianapolis, until 7 p.m. Winter storm live coverage: Tracking snow, power outages, road conditions and more In Indianapolis, the NWS said their official recording was 1.3 inches of snowfall. Some of the snowfall outliers in the state were those cities along Lake Michigan, like La Porte, which is reporting 8.7 inches of snowfall in the last 24 hours. Most of Indiana saw somewhere between 1-3 inches of snow in the last 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service, although the high winds made it nearly impossible to measure the total snowfall. View Gallery: Photos: Winter storm hits Indianapolis, Central Indianaĭespite initial forecasts, Indianapolis and much of Indiana did not see a lot of snowfall Thursday night and into Friday morning.
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