while the article mentioned snow was melting temp was in the 50’s,in those days there is no conditions route or social media marketing therefore we heard bout it at the time,my spouse chosen myself up after finishing up work and explained we have to go to the comissary for ingredients it actually was bumper to bumper carts in and out,my dad labeled as from Indiana and stated that is poor and proceeding your way,it going raining and was still minor in the evening,then the temperatures dropped easily freezing water,sleet,then the snow and the wind emerged,it had been therefore cold remained below 0 for just two weeks,Col Glen Hwy wasn’t available for 3 time after which it actually was like driving thru a tunnel,i’ll never forget the blizzard of 1978
Thanks for revealing the recollections, pole!
I lived in the flats at the conclusion of Duncan Drive off Zink Rd close to the Col Glen Hwy. These were regarding the hilltop above Wright Patterson AFB. The snow drifts comprise high up indeed there and any highway clearance added even more accumulated snow across the roadways. My hubby was actually students at Wright county and that I worked at Children’s medical center. I happened to be leaving for perform, the 7am shift, therefore the wind was actually blowing so very hard that i possibly could barely open the car home. I returned inside the house to share with my hubby i’d push your to school, the wind got as well stronger simply to walk regarding course through the field. We zippped up to Kauffman Ave. immediately after which parked the vehicle in many along institution Ave. We realized there are no vehicles on the way, and the good deal featured bare, so we turned-on the radio. But even as we got shut down the motor, it might maybe not restart. Due to the water the night time earlier, the whole lot was an ice sheet from temperature drop. We carefully went toward college houses and very quickly understood that, although we got inside the house, college had been cancelled. We furthermore revealed there could well be no edibles solution for days, it actually was a great deal bad than we thought. Wright State got an underground canal program of usage of each strengthening. We were capable of getting on the medical sciences strengthening where my husband had an integral on the beginner lounge in which we could loosen a bit. We made a decision to feel courageous and walking home through the industry because we had merely lost grocery shopping along with plenty of edibles. After a bunch of hot candy, we took off. It absolutely was the stupidest decision We ever made. The snow was hip-high in that particular niche, the wind was actually blowing more than 60 miles per hour. The distance had been over two sports fields. In the middle of we thought about going back but decided to move. We had to wrap the minds with best a sliver to see through. We plainly recall the icicles forming to my eyelashes! Guy it had been cooler. We had to hold to each other in order to get across as a result of the wind. We caused it to be but couldn’t actually get fully up the steps inside toward apartment before resting. Our very own feet and fingers are numb, luckily for us perhaps not frostbitten, but a tad bit more time might have been terrible. No footwear or gloves could manage that cool. The hospital went on quick staff for all the week and failed to pick me up. We starred cards and games with these friends and provided the ingredients together. Once we ultimately have the vehicle, it can turn off at an end indication and I also had to place it in simple and rev it simply maintain it supposed. They ended up frigid weather cracked the motor block and therefore was actually the conclusion that car. Later that cold weather, my husband chose late at night (med people like medical doctors will be the worst people) he couldn’t stand the pain sensation in his ankle and necessary to go directly to the hospital. Our very own second vehicle ended up being hidden upwards beyond the ground. We experimented with looking it out with just the very long car windows ice scraper, your hobbling on crutches. We’d to use pushing as well as as altering equipment often to go the vehicle forward and 
backward for quite a long time. We eventually got out, right now it’s 2am and no person is on the road. Yikes. We remaining Ohio many years afterwards and found the west shore, leaving the snow behind. Many years later on, considering that the family want to ski/snowboard, the snow and ice within Donner move from inside the pond Tahoe neighborhood is pretty treacherous and the lower from the pass are unpleasant. But that winter months in Kansas ended up being the worst!
Wow, exactly what a story! I’m glad the two of you made it through okay! Thank you for sharing your own blizzard memory around, Marji!
I became stranded during the blizzard of ’78 with a pal of my own returning from Minnasota. We spent a week in a rest stop off the Ohio Turnpike with 50 truck drivers.
I have even more information and stories if any individual is interested!