TOLEDO, OH – Toledo is currently seeing some warmth compared to the arctic cold and snow that recently barreled through the city in recent weeks.
With Toledo being no stranger to snow, especially blizzard-type conditions, most citizens are used to the white stuff that flies every winter.
There is one blizzard that put the City of Toledo to the test way back in 1978, and its impact is still talked about today nearly 26 full years later.
According to 1978 data from the National Weather Service, swiftly escalating storm swept frigid air from the west across Ohio, propelled by winds raging at speeds of fifty to seventy miles per hour by Thursday morning.
The convergence of this bitter cold with heavy snowfall and the gusting winds that whipped the already-deep snow on the ground created a widespread scenario of full-blown blizzard conditions throughout Ohio.
According to the National Weather Service, the onset of blizzard conditions commenced in Cincinnati at 1:00 A.M. as the arctic cold front made its presence felt, followed by Dayton an hour later, while Columbus and Toledo experienced these severe conditions around 3:00 A.M.