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1979 Chicago blizzard

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total of 38 hours. At its peak, wind gusts reached speeds of 39 miles (63 km) per hour. Five people died during the blizzard, with approximately 15 others seriously injured due to conditions created by the storm. One of the five deaths came when a snowplow driver went berserk, hitting 34 cars and ramming a man.
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snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. Only 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow was expected but by the end of Sunday, January 14, the depth of snow on the ground peaked at 29 inches (74 cm). The blizzard lasted for a
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Snow remained on the ground until March 6, a full fifty-one days. Deployment of plows was significantly delayed, and when they finally appeared they struggled to keep up with the snowfall. Much of the snow remained unmoved throughout the next two months, causing ongoing public transit delays and
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buses, causing bus commutes that normally would have taken 30 to 45 minutes to take up to several hours. To avoid huge snowdrifts in the streets, the overcrowded buses were obliged to take numerous detours, adding additional time to the commute.
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was closed and all flights were grounded for 96 hours, from January 13 to 15. The cold weather and snowfall throughout the rest of January and February resulted in frozen tracks throughout the
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significant problems with trash collection. The city's inadequate response to the blizzard was blamed primarily on mayor
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Chicago, Paralyzed in Sub-Zero Temperatures, Begins to Dig Out as Snow Continues
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Changnon, Stanley A. Jr.; Changnon, David; Stone, Phyllis (1980).
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primary, capitalized on this and defeated Bilandic in the
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on January 13–14, 1979. It was one of the largest
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Illinois Third Consecutive Severe Winter: 1978-1979
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RSI
NOAA

Blizzard
Winter storm
Illinois
Indiana
blizzard
northern Illinois
northwest Indiana
Chicago
O'Hare Airport
Chicago 'L'
commuters
CTA
Michael Bilandic
Richard J. Daley
Jane Byrne
Democratic
February 27 primary
List of Regional Snowfall Index Category 4 winter storms
"Weather and circulation of January 1979: widespread record cold with heavy snowfall in the Midwest"
Bibcode
1979MWRv..107..499W
doi
10.1175/1520-0493(1979)107<0499:WACOJ>2.0.CO;2
"1979 Blizzard was Debacle"


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