1940 Armistice Day Blizzard - Wikipedia
The Armistice Day Blizzard (or the Armistice Day Storm) took place in the Midwest region of the United States on November 11 (Armistice Day) and November 12, 1940. The intense early-season "panhandle hook" winter storm cut a 1,000-mile-wide (1600 km) swath through the middle of the country from Kansas to Michigan. [4] [5]
Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 Remembered - National Weather Service
3 天之前 · The blizzard that struck the Midwest in November 1940 was the type of snow storm that engenders legends. Fall was extremely mild and across the Upper Midwest temperatures were well above normal on the morning of November 11th.
Armistice Day Storm - November 11, 1940 - National Weather Service
The blizzard left 49 dead in Minnesota, and gales on Lake Michigan caused ship wrecks resulting in another 59 deaths. The storm claimed a total of 154 lives, and killed thousands of cattle in Iowa. More than a million turkeys were killed by the storm in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and other states.
The Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 - DNR News Releases
2015年11月10日 · On Nov. 11, 1940, sportsmen got their wish. The weather changed dramatically; and with that change came the most infamous duck hunt in American history. But the day was not what gunners had anticipated. Instead of realizing their sweet dream, hundreds of waterfowlers were suddenly plunged into a horrific, Stephen King-grade nightmare.
Armistice Day Storm of 1940 - National Weather Service
In total, 154 lives were claimed by the storm across the region. The most severe impacts were the blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest and caused shipwrecks by the winds and waves on the Great Lakes. On Lake Michigan, there were 59 fatalities due to the storm.
THE ARMISTICE DAY BLIZZARD – St Louis Park Historical Society
November 11, 1940, was the date of what is referred to as the Armistice Day Blizzard. (Armistice Day is now called Veterans’ Day.) This infamous and deadly Blizzard killed 49 people statewide and more than 50 sailors on the Great Lakes.
On Monday, November 11, 1940, one of the deadliest blizzards to ever hit the Midwest struck without warning leaving death and devastation in its wake while carving a 1,000 mile wide path through the mid-section of the country. Especially vulnerable were the many unprepared duck hunters who found themselves in a life and death struggle for survival.
75th Anniversary of the Armistice Day Blizzard | Minnesota DNR
2015年10月10日 · The Armistice Day Blizzard is the defining blizzard of the 20th century in Minnesota and remains the storm against which all other blizzards in this state are compared. The storm began as a low pressure area over Colorado on the morning of November 10.
Remembering the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 - KNSI
2023年11月10日 · The Armistice Day Blizzard started as a giant storm that slammed the Pacific Northwest and took out the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Minnesota State Climatologist Pete Boulay says the storm churned...
John Wheeler: Remembering the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940
2023年11月9日 · FARGO — The infamous Armistice Day Blizzard hit this region suddenly on Nov. 11, 1940, killing 154 people in the Upper Midwest. Among the dead were 49 Minnesotans, mostly bird hunters who froze...