Blizzards — Winter's Perfect Storm

Wicked Cold
With 50 inches of snowfall reported in northern Rhode Island, and hurricane-force winds rocking many coastal towns, New England's Blizzard of '78 was quickly made as infamous as its chowda. In Massachusetts, cars were stranded along interstate 209 and, after receiving 27.1 inches of snow, the city of Boston shut down for a week.

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