Editing Blizzard (section)

==== 1940 to 1949 ====
*[[Armistice Day Blizzard|Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940]] November 10–12, 1940. Took place in the Midwest region of the United States on [[Armistice Day]]. This "[[Panhandle hook]]" winter storm cut a {{convert|1000|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=mid|-wide path}} through the middle of the country from [[Kansas]] to [[Michigan]]. The morning of the storm was unseasonably warm but by mid afternoon conditions quickly deteriorated into a raging blizzard that would last into the next day. A total of 145 deaths were blamed on the storm, almost a third of them duck hunters who had taken time off to take advantage of the ideal hunting conditions. Weather forecasters had not predicted the severity of the oncoming storm, and as a result the hunters were not dressed for cold weather. When the storm began many hunters took shelter on small islands in the Mississippi River, and the {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} winds and {{convert|5|ft|m|adj=on}} waves overcame their encampments. Some became stranded on the islands and then froze to death in the single-digit temperatures that moved in over night. Others tried to make it to shore and drowned.
*[[North American blizzard of 1947]] December 25–26, 1947. Was a record-breaking snowfall that began on Christmas Day and brought the Northeast United States to a standstill. Central Park in New York City got {{convert|26|in|cm}} of snowfall in 24 hours with deeper snows in suburbs. It was not accompanied by high winds, but the snow fell steadily with drifts reaching {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}}. Seventy-seven deaths were attributed to the blizzard.<ref name="The American Weather Book pg 265"/>
* The Blizzard of 1949 - The first blizzard started on Sunday, January 2, 1949; it lasted for three days. It was followed by two more months of blizzard after blizzard with high winds and bitter cold. Deep drifts isolated southeast Wyoming, northern Colorado, western South Dakota and western Nebraska, for weeks. Railroad tracks and roads were all drifted in with drifts of {{convert|20|ft|m}} and more.  Hundreds of people that had been traveling on trains were stranded.  Motorists that had set out on January 2 found their way to private farm homes in rural areas and hotels and other buildings in towns; some dwellings were so crowded that there was not enough room for all to sleep at once.  It would be weeks before they were plowed out. The Federal government quickly responded with aid, airlifting food and hay for livestock.  The total rescue effort involved numerous volunteers and local agencies plus at least ten major state and federal agencies from the U.S. Army to the National Park Service. Private businesses, including railroad and oil companies, also lent manpower and heavy equipment to the work of plowing out. The official death toll was 76 people and one million livestock.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/2365629270/|title=Blizzard of '49 - Wyoming History|website=[[PBS]] |access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hein|first1=Rebecca|title=The Notorious Blizzard of 1949|url=https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/notorious-blizzard-1949|website=The Wyoming State Historical Society|access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl6Iz4dXGdg Youtube video  ''Storm of the Century - the Blizzard of  '49''] [https://www.weather.gov/unr/1949-01 Storm of the Century - the Blizzard of '49]