The bar is high for historic snowstorms in a lake-effect snowbelt city such as Buffalo, New York. On Jan. 30, 1977, 48 years ago today, parts of New York and southern Ontario were in the midst of one ...

George Smith has seen some monster snowfalls in Western New York. A little more than two years ago, when parts of the region received up to seven feet of snow in an almost unimaginable November storm, ...

“Say that name to almost anyone in Port Colborne and you’ll get a smile and a story. Usually about the relentless blizzard of 1977 or the Crystal Beach amusement park,” said Patti Ruzycki Stirling.

While we have had our fair share of blizzards over the past few years, none will be as memorable as the Blizzard of 1977. The ...

Hamilton got it bad. But Niagara’s hit was horrendous. Automobiles were literally buried in snow on the QEW. Plows couldn’t get through. Houses had snow piled to the roofline. The only way to get ...

The storm claimed the lives of 29 people and 20 animals. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events ...

The morning of Jan. 28, 1977, began as most days do during winter in Niagara. People bundled their children off to school, walked their dogs and warmed up their cars to head into work. It really was a ...

John O'Rourk, retired from the Buffalo Police Department, at the Tifft Street ramp to Route 5 and the Skyway. During the great blizzard of 1977, O'Rourk and his partner, George Smith, helped many ...

This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. The blizzard of 1977 hit ...