Lenawee County, MI – Lenawee residents are shoveling, scraping, blowing and moving several inches of snow… but it is nothing like the great blizzard of 1978… which ironically happening between January 25th through the 27th.
The blizzard was a historic winter storm that struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions, as well as Southern Ontario. It is often cited as one of the most severe blizzards in US history.
Michigan Governor William Milliken declared a state of emergency and called out the Michigan National Guard to aid stranded motorists and road crews. The State Police pronounced Traverse City, “unofficially closed.”
The blizzard of 1978 was the worst in Ohio history; 51 people died as a result of the storm. From January 26th to 27th, the entire Ohio Turnpike was shut down for the first time ever.
Classes at The Ohio State University and the University of Notre Dame were canceled for the first time in history of those universities. Purdue University was closed for the third time in history.