Blizzard hits plains states and PNW
I-15 closed for a time because of blowing and drifting snow: Yahoo News Just as a historical mention, I think it was back in 1888 that a blizzard hit the midwest and drop temps something like 70 ...
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agesilaus wrote:The NE one was different and is referred to in the wiki you posted. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888
Because of the high winds, ice and snow there were no telegraph lines left in service in the area.
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That was after the storm-. Normally warnings work best when sent before an event not after.
"The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard,[1] or Children's Blizzard,[2] hit the U.S. plains states on January 12, 1888. The blizzard came unexpectedly on a relatively warm day, and many people were caught unaware, including children in one-room schoolhouses."
"The blizzard was preceded by a snowstorm on January 5th and 6th, which dropped powdery snow on the northern and central plains, and was followed by an outbreak of brutally cold temperatures from January 7 to 11. "
Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888
I don't know if there were two different blizzrds or just the same event in two places.
