The Blizzard of 1948-49 was a series of storms that began on Nov. 19, 1948 and continued until February 1949. The snow stopped trains, buried houses, and threatened millions of head of cattle in four states. | Nebraska Public Media
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The Blizzard of 1949 staggers the imagination. The snow stopped trains, buried houses, and threatened millions of head of cattle in four states. Nebraska Stories takes a look at The Blizzard of 1949 in this short video. | Nebraska Public Media
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On January 2, 1949 one of the worst blizzards in the history of the Northern Plains began its pummeling of South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado. From January 2nd through the 5th, the blizzard raged and brought heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures. Subsequent storms through mid-February buried entire towns and homes and brought the entire region to a grinding halt. Wyoming PBS created a great documentary on the historic weather event and has made it available to the entire PBS f
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This Day in History - November 18: The Blizzard of 1948
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In late January 1949, the Fifth U.S. Army was ordered to begin "Operation Snowbound" as a the Blizzard of 1948-49 paralyzed much of the Great Plains. The Army freed 150,000 snowbound people and airlifted tons of hay to cattle in the Nebraska Sandhills. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Winter 1948-1949 | The Worst Winter in Nebraska History
Winter 1948-1949 | The Worst Winter in Nebraska History
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Operation Snowbound, Ainsworth, 1949
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Operation Snowbound, Ainsworth, 1949
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Blizzard of 1949 Nebraska National Guard’s Most Heroic Winter Mission
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Blizzard of 1949 Nebraska National Guard’s Most Heroic Winter Mission
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Winter of 1948-1949
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THE BLIZZARD OF '49 IN SOUTHERN WYOMING | CARBON COUNTY MUSEUM
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The Longest Blizzard of 1948-49
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The Longest Blizzard of 1948-49
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The Blizzard of 1949 - The Storm of the Century
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The Blizzard of 1949 - The Storm of the Century
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Remembering The Frigid Winter of 1948-49
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Remembering The Frigid Winter of 1948-49
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Winter 1948-1949 | The Worst Winter in Nebraska History
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Winter 1948-1949 | The Worst Winter in Nebraska History
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One of the worst winters in Nebraska history began 70 years ago today. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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150 years of Nebraska Agriculture History: Blizzard of 1949
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150 years of Nebraska Agriculture History: Blizzard of 1949
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Operation Snowbound and the Historic Blizzard of 1948-1949
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Operation Snowbound and the Historic Blizzard of 1948-1949
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The Worst Blizzard In Wyoming Was The Huge 1949 Winter Storm
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Snow and ice blanketed swathes of Nebraska as a blizzard swept over the state, bringing temperatures below zero. #Nebraska #UnitedStates #WorldNews #NebraskaBlizzard #Snow #Winter #NebraskaWeather #BlizzardWarning #SouthDakota #Kansas | News18
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The Great Blizzard of 1949: When Snow Buried Entire Towns | Boring History for Sleep
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One of the most devastating natural disasters that 19th-century Nebraskans faced was the deadly Blizzard of 1888, also known as The Schoolchildren's Blizzard. It killed many people and drove one schoolteacher to a heroic feat that made national news. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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One of the most devastating natural disasters that 19th-century Nebra…
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The Blizzard of 1949 That Buried the West for Months
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The Blizzard of 1949 That Buried the West for Months
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Aerial footage shows the devastation of historic flooding in Nebraska, caused by snow melt, ice jams and rainfall, which washed away roads and bridges and buried houses, some up to their roofs. https://abcn.ws/2U48YR7 | ABC News
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#OTD January 10, 1975 Omaha was hit by a blizzard that left the city at a standstill after 11-16 inches of snow. This footage was captured by KMTV of the blizzard’s aftermath. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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#OTD January 10, 1975 Omaha was hit by a blizzard that left the city a…
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The Winter That Never Ended: The 1949 Blizzard That Plunged America Into Weeks of Darkness.
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THE BLIZZARD THAT CHANGED AMERICA: 235 Children Died So Weather Warnings Could Exist
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