Best of: Blizzards

[@tubeu28]

Living in Minnesota one has a sense of humor when it comes to weather. The worst was the Armistice Day storm. Cold, well that's a category by itself. -60° with a wind, brrr. We were riding Snowmobiles in the region at the time. We stopped for fuel and asked an old timer (there always seems to be one available) Is it cold enough for you? He said, Almost cold enough to shut the windows and turn on the heat!!! Keep up the great work, we love your channel! Dave and Deb

[@HLStrickland]

"Almost cold enough to shut the windows and turn on the heat!" And for some reason old timers almost always have a sense of humor. 😂

[@JohnMeng-j2f]

"Been swimming?" He asked the dripping wet old-timer on the beach. "Nope, been walking my pet fish." Mad Magazine c. 1960s.

[@krispypriest5116]

LOL.....that I understand. I'm in Western Ontario around Lake Huron to the northwest and Erie to the south. Right in the Snow belt. Have fun! Edit: Parents had a bait and tackle shop in Norther Ontario. Ice fishing in -40...brrrr!

[@StevenDietrich-k2w]

Good Monday morning THG and all you history fans out there.

[@Yourmumsrectum]

Good night my friend only 54 minutes till Tuesday morning for me lol

[@StevenDietrich-k2w]

@@Yourmumsrectum Oz? G'day mate!

[@laurence1643]

CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE !!!!😢

[@StevenDietrich-k2w]

I grew up in southern Minnesota and the biggest blizzard I have ever seen was the St. Patrick's Day Blizzard in March, 1965. I remember that the driveway had snowdrifts 4 to 5 feet tall, and what wasn't drifted had a couple of feet at a minimum. My recollection is that we had officially had 21 inches of snow. St. Pattie's Day was on Wednesday and we didn't have school on Thursday, Friday, or the following Monday due to road closures. The Minnesota river had record flooding that spring. There are still markers on a few trees in the Minnesota river valley that show high water marks at least 12 feet above the roadway that runs parallel to the river. Back in the 1930's there was a major blizzard that the older generations often talked about.

[@KentoLeoDragon]

We lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a number of years when I was very young. Being from southern climes I'd never seen snow before and boy did we see snow. Drifts that buried the first floor and we could jump out the second floor windows. Mom yelled at us because she feared we'd get buried in the snow and suffocate, but we had great fun digging tunnels through the snow.

[@markrowley8073]

Yes Good morning, 61 years old,been living in Upstate N.Y. as many I’m no stranger to snow or the storms that come with it! But after the storm it’s always an adventure to dig out 😊😉

[@Oldjohn52]

The winter of 2015-2016 saw 96 inches of snow on the ground in much of Worcester county in massachusetts. My daughter lives in clinton and the windows on the ground floor were blocked by snow from the ground to nearly the top of the windows. A six inch window was all that was visible at the top of the window. My son in law had to tunnel out of their kitchen door. It took three days to dig out the cars. Bad storms are infrequent but very memorable on occaision.

[@Oldjohn52]

Most of the snow fell from mid january till mid march. A12 inch storm every three days .

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

As a child growing up in Minnesota in the early 1970’s, I voraciously read all of the “Little House on the Prairie” books. “The Long Winter” was particularly shocking, as it recounted this very blizzard. We obviously had horrible winters in my childhood, but that book certainly taught me to put things in perspective. We had the advantages of electricity, snowplows, etc. etc.

[@v.e.7236]

I come from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where it gets major lake-affect snowfall that can leave entire towns buried in drifts easily 20ft deep. At least a handful of times our house was buried in snow past second story windows and it took us weeks to dig it out, only to be buried by another storm days later. I grew to really hate winters and waking up in darkness to help my father dig the driveway out for him to get to work -- he shovelled the snow off the top and I came behind w/ an ice chipper to break up the half an inch to an inch of ice on the driveway. Finally moved away from there to Huntington Beach, CA in the winter of '69/'70 and thought I had gone to paradise, as the locals were wearing sweaters and jackets while I sported about in T-shirts in the balmy 50 degree weather.

[@alboyer6]

Ope.. you ended up missing the blizzard of 78. 46 years later and it still gets talked about.

[@ronalddevine9587]

I'm 77 years old, and I just can't imagine what it would be like without a snowblower.

[@johnfun3394]

The older I get global warming seems more a blessing, winter hurts us poor people. One winter in west North Dakota was an eye opener,minus 50 is common, tough people.

[@sanfordberg4880]

My father was a senior at Grand Meadow High School in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. There was a tradition of Grand Meadow playing Spring Valley, Minnesota in football on Armistice Day. This 1941 Armistice Day was no different but the game was called at halftime because of the weather. My father said the team was miffed as they were winning. My father said the janitor had a helluva time driving the bus back to Grand Meadow because of the blizzard.

[@milwaukeeroadjim9253]

That's one bad ass storm. Worst winters in Northern Illinois that I remember were 67 and 78. Snow was as high as the tops of the railroad cars in my area.

[@stevejorgensen5274]

In SW Iowa there was a blizzard in 61 that was deep. Then there was the storm in april of 73. Most places on the plains have stories of bad blizzards. Thanks for the great video.

[@seththomas9105]

April 73 was BAD in north central Iowa.

[@ImogenSaunders-p9f]

This was very interesting. My grandfather, who grew up in Boston, was seventeen at the time of the blizzard of 1888. He and some of his family members barely made it home that day.

[@briansass9551]

64° Outside right now. So thankful! 😅

[@tubeu28]

@@briansass9551 and that is ABOVE zero, lol

[@ikefrye847]

I miss the blizzards from my childhood, but I know that as an adult they'd suck because of the responsibility

[@dougsundseth6904]

My parents were grew up in the Red River Valley and I was born in Moorhead. They would probably have been too young to really remember the 1941 blizzard, but I grew up hearing about never leaving your car in a blizzard, parking facing into the wind (so the snow doesn't pack into your tailpipe and cause a Carbon Monoxide buildup), bringing a long-burning candle with to keep the interior of a car just warm enough to survive, .... It's a hard country in the winter. "The only things between Fargo and the north pole are three strands of barbed wire and a dead tree." Another apocalyptic blizzard "worth remembering" is the 1949 Wyoming Blizzard.

[@tomreidy1237]

I was hoping this video covered the Blizzard of ‘78’, which was the only really bad blizzard I can remember hitting Indiana.

[@HLStrickland]

I remember my parents calling really cold winter storms - Blue Northerners. They would have remembered the one in 1941.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

The "Great Blue Norther" of 11/11/11 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHiuaJeNmZ2ibLs

[@ericmuckensturm5664]

I grew up in Belleville, IL and people always talk about the "Blizzard of '82". I was 7 years old. It was rough because no one was prepared for that much snow coming that quickly but, when put into perspective, it wasn't nearly as bad as other places.

[@danr1920]

I'm in Minnesota, my definition is sustained 30 mph + winds. Snow at this speed can be picked up off the ground. This limits visibility and creates drifts.

[@seththomas9105]

The only single blizzards I can remember with certainty are the April 1973 storm and the Haloween 1991 blizzard in north central Iowa. Those were doozies. I'm 55 so the winters in the late 70's and early-mid 80's that hit the Midwest and nation hard are in my memories as cold and snowy. My grandparents were born in the Teens and they and most Greatest Generation people I talked to said the winter of 1935/36 was the worst in their memories. It stayed COLD all winter and the snow just kept piling up.

[@davidstrother496]

I often wonder how people described the sound of a storm before the advent of freight trains. Even today people say it sounded like a freight train was about to hit the house. I live a block from a train track, with several freight trains passing every day, and rarely hear more than the warning whistle at the street crossings.

[@V.Hansen.]

Interesting point. I do wonder. I’m sure the historical record has descriptions. The only ones that come to mind are in Homers Odessey and I don’t remember a description of wind but maybe there is one. They described everything as this god or that god doing this or that. I’m going to to see what I can find

[@V.Hansen.]

Roaring howling and wailing. Makes sense. And of course there’s a Greek god whose voice it was for them. 😊

[@ddawe31635]

G-ma had to climb out the second story window to do chores on the ranch.

[@Robert-rv3zm]

I remember the winter storm dubbed “Snow Jam ‘82” that struck the City of Atlanta, as well as, many other southern states and their cities. Snow, being infrequent in the south, had the effect of paralyzing the city that had no snow removal equipment. Interstate highways and surface streets became impassable as most cars and trucks only had radial tires wholly unsuitable for winter travel. There are photos of I-75 littered with stranded vehicles unable to move; their occupants forced to walk the rest of the way. I was attending school in south Georgia at the time when the temperature dropped so low that the campus water fountain, though still flowing, was a mountain of ice. In the wake of this storm; Atlanta and many other cities purchased equipment and resources in order to be more prepared in the future.

[@HLStrickland]

DFW airport was closed down not too long after it opened (Jan 1974) for lack of snow removal equipment. That was remedied quickly.

[@PappaMike-vc1qv]

I may be a little biased but the Blizzard of ‘77 (Buffalo NY) should be on any list of Blizzards. Measured by cold, snow, winds, deaths and economic impact it affected more people in more ways.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

I will keep making videos, I promise

[@kmeccat]

Here in the Massachusetts and RI we'll NEVER forget the Blizzard of '78! Devastating! I'd also like to send a shout-out to the 1778 Blizzard. Valley Forge remembers.

[@susankerr9521]

Great video. Thanks.

[@jimsteele9261]

The Blizzard of 1978 was a widespread storm.. I lived in Flint,Michigan at the time and was stuck in my basement apartment for the better part of a week. Finally I had to put on the backpack and giant boots and walk to Krogers. The car was buried up to the trunk. There was a pair or cross-country skis propped against the wall, and a snowmobile pulling a trailer load of supplies. down the highway. I heard some calls on the radio & TV for volunteers with 4WD vehicles to transport patients and medical staff.

[@bearbryant3495]

I got caught by the '79 blizzard in Ohio. Me and Jeff were trying desperately to get his house in rural Ashland Co, but the snow was blowing so hard it stalled the engine of my pickup. We walked in total whiteout conditions for about 2 miles, we knew we were going the right way by feeling the pavement under our boots. We were then stranded for 3 days. A few days later I was there when they pulled that trucker out of his rig, buried so deep all you could see was the CB antennae . A couple of guys out on their snow machines just happened to see it.

[@timdodd3897]

'67, 78 in Chicago were doozies

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

You have a great presentation style. Your intonation is very good and you speak with confidence and knowledge. Your voice sounds great too. I enjoy all of your videos. Thank you. P.S. I read your info section about you thinking you read fast. I don’t have a problem listening to you, but others may have trouble because they are taking in the information for the first time. My thoughts. I was going to guess you were from Baltimore. That’s where I grew up. Have a great day!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

I might speak like an easterner, but am midwest through and through.

[@deetrvl4life875]

Thank you!! Always always informative and pleasant to watch. Although some topics sad to consider. But that’s History.

[@ddawe31635]

It's insane to think that farmer's hadn't harvested their crops.

[@30yearsagotoday]

The accounts from people who lived through this are absolutely haunting. Makes you wonder what stories from today will be told 150 years from now.

[@frogg5371]

How about the blizzard of 1948? My Dad's construction company sent equipment and operators to work the blizzard.

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you History Guy

[@David-nx2vm]

So, this video is NOT about the delicious Dairy Queen frozen treat, in all its varieties? Oh well, I will watch regardless.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

There’s a reason I hate cold weather! You can always get cooled off but once you get cold it’s like every cell in your body is freezing!

[@V.Hansen.]

I don’t know the statistics, but I bet more people die in the heat than in the cold in modern days. I’m going to look it up.

[@V.Hansen.]

Ok. In 2021 160 people died from heat and 106 from cold. In 2023 the number of heat death hit a 45 year record high. But globally over all more die from cold than from heat.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Maybe this was the winter that almost kept Santa 🎅 from his Annual ride across the world 🌎

[@danahashcroft9482]

Thankfully Rudolph saved the day

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@danahashcroft9482 As only red nosed Gringo could! I enjoy watching Rudolph every Holiday season!

[@rickfarwell4110]

Wind mills and solar panels wouldn't stand a chance with this kind of weather!

[@blakestone8088]

thx

[@thegiant573]

Great storm of March 1993 should be on the list.

[@HM2SGT]

'Twas the fortnight before Christmas and all through the house, the AC was running because this is Central Texas! Not much chance of a blizzard here- Mid 80s yesterday, upper 70s today.

[@ayindestevens6152]

Hey THG great Blizzard video. However I must point out that Roscoe Conkling was found at Madison Square Park not Central Park. His home was a few blocks away from that park.

[@robertjensen1438]

What did the jalapeño say in the blizzard? I'm a little chili.

[@jill-ti7oe]

😄

[@bevnfred]

It’s too early for a dad joke.

[@robertjensen1438]

@@bevnfred Never!

[@David-nx2vm]

That was worth a thumbs-up…

[@eugeneblue299]

Nice!

[@jackhydrazine1376]

The last gasp of the Little Ice Age!

[@markrowley8073]

The winter of 2006 , our daughter was at Oswego , lake effect snow buried campus in 14’ had to go get her they dug tunnels to get out 😂

[@NVRAMboi]

It's a shame that some take "the Weatherman" for granted. The NWS system was largely "(radar) blind" until Doppler radar was fully understood and widely adopted in the 1980's. We're so fortunate now in that at least we have some idea of what's coming and when. The "Super Outbreak"(tornadoes) of 2011 proved to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that the NWS/NHC/and SPC know what they're doing. We had at least SIX days warning of the storm potential that day (April 27, 2011).

[@SigvaldsAmazon]

13:34 Midwesterner’s risking their lives to make sure neighbors have food. 16:39 New Yorkers changing money to climb down a ladder. Keep it classy NY

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Fair point

[@V.Hansen.]

Hahaha. So true.

[@albertwells8503]

There were a few pictures shown that were supposed to have been taken during the blizzard of 1881, and some of the same pictures were shown that were supposed to be from 1888. And when talking about the blizzard of 1941, one picture was shown of a modern car, from the 1990’s.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Photos of actual events are not always available.

[@albertwells8503]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Oh. Ok. That explains it!

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Not a fan of "best of" videos cause I've watched em already but here your view and comment good sir

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

@@J.A.Smith2397 I understand. But many have not seen much of the catalogue. I usually post them when I am traveling.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Someone said that it was cold as Hell ! I could believe that. Brrrr

[@norte80110]

Bro that blizzard tho

[@debbralehrman5957]

Yeah I enjoyed the snow as a kid and have missed it some as an adult. I live in AZ now, since I was 16. Listen to these stories I guess I will stay content with driving up north to enjoy the snow. So long as there are no Blizzards Forecasted.👍🏼 Thanks History Guy👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 🌟🤰🚼🐑👼👑🐪🐪🐪🎁📯🎄🎆💕

[@philthycat1408]

Back when Extreme weather conditions weren’t blamed on humans. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kayakchrispy]

We had never had a blizzard before 1985

[@justinriley8651]

5 year old then for me ! driving thru mountains of snow 10 feet over the truck! 😂

[@erichimes3062]

No. Indiana in ‘78 was legendary…especially when your are a 6year old

[@joehodges3735]

Weather box has a good video on that storm

[@indianasb59]

2:08 Wow only 2 minutes and 8 seconds in there is a commercial. I wish I got paid back for the time of the commercial and the streaming time it took away from me!!

[@indianasb59]

4:41 Wow!! Again!! Just over two minutes later!!! Sigh. Come on!! Are you that hungry?!?

[@indianasb59]

8:25 Alright. I’m out. Your eating too much of my time with the commercials. Your going to have to eat someone else’s lunch.

[@Beefinator5000]

With climate change, we're more likely to see a repeat of the 1880 blizzard. Stalled low pressure systems become more common with the disruption of jet stream patterns. Neat!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Back in the Saddle Again Naturally

[@marcuskirby8662]

Would you, if you can find the information, tell the history of the Tennessee valley? Hernando DeSoto to Sequoya to even the original flow of the Tennessee River please. What I was taught in school was a very bias lesson. Cherokee and Creek peoples were not great monsters nor were the settling Scott-Irish purely looking for place to live freely.

[@katherinekelly9111]

Eliza Jane Wilder was Laura Ingalls Wilder's sister-in-law, not her aunt.😊

[@V.Hansen.]

Lazy lousey Liza Jane. Is that how it went?😂

[@tomwarner2468]

Anybody else see a common thread in these stories, weather?

[@williamscoggin1509]

After a half hour of this is starting to put me to sleep, just saying.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Sleep is important.

[@V.Hansen.]

I put it on to sleep to and then had to rewind it when I woke up. Very interesting to me

[@northdetroit7994]

TT.

[@yotaiji012]

Donner Party

[@merlinwizard1000]

24th, 16 December 2024

[@ddawe31635]

Climate change

[@jjphank]

Read the Bible, stop ignoring God you’ll go to hell if you don’t obey The Bible!

[@robertmclean9737]

The coldest temperature recorded in the lower 48 was in Rodgers Pass MT in 1933 was 70 below same day in WY two temps of 68 below was recorded. So try again history guy!