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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227K views · 855 reactions | 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 | Facebook
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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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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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