What Do You Remember From the Blizzard of '78?
Nothing beats a good blizzard story. Share your stories and photos from 1978 here.
Thirty-five years ago we had 27 inches of snow. Today, the forecast for Hamilton and Wenham is for a slight chance of snow this afternoon with a high temperature of 26 degrees. It’s hard to believe it’s been 35 years since we were hit with the Blizzard of '78, but the stories will withstand the test of time. On Feb. 6, 1978, the area was blanketed with more than two feet of snow - a record - with the added bonus of hurricane force winds. The storm began the morning of Feb. 6 and lasted through the following evening. It was a storm that was never really predicted to be this large, and yet from it one good thing came – we learned about emergency preparedness. For those of us who were old enough to remember, the memories differ. On the …
rochelle Gauthier Herman
6:25 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
I e road was just discussing the blizzard of `78 with my mother Margaret Gauthier of Wenham.My father was out shoveling and kept calling for my brother Roger to come outside and help him. He never came downstairs and remained in his bedroom until my mother went up stairs to find out what was going on. My mother realized there was something seriously wrong with my brother and that they needed to … more ›