Amid one of Louisville’s snowiest months on record residents who emerged from their homes after getting snowed in for days in January 1978 found themselves stuck in one of the worst rush hour periods they would ever experience.
The snarling traffic irked one man so much the afternoon of Jan. 23, he told The Courier Journal, “What this town needs is an atomic bomb.”
Many remained in their homes for nearly a week after a then-record 15.7 inches of snow fell in Louisville starting Jan. 16. As weather conditions remained frigid for days, crews could not clear all of the deep snow from the city’s roadways by the time normal business resumed Jan. 23, leaving drivers with fewer lanes for travel. Finding snow-free parking proved to be an additional headache for motorists…