Blizzard Bits
•The
only Blizzard in Boston (since 1961) to verify on a “sustained” wind of 35 mph
for 3 hours
or more: 2/6/78 2 PM - 6 PM EST
•Storm
lasted nearly 36 hours and paralyzed the entire region for a week
•Deepest
Weather Service listed unofficial snowfall: 55
inches (Lincoln, RI) -- Snow drifts as high as 27 feet
•Strongest
wind gusts
–Boston
-- 79 mph and Chatham -- 93 mph
