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Tag Archives: Blizzard
40th Anniversary of the Blizzard of January 1979
This blog could easily have been titled “40th Anniversary of the Winter of 1978 – 1979: The winter that would not end“. We are sure if felt that way to many people in the Quad Cities. In 2009, we wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged Blizzard, Blizzard of 1979, January 1979, Record Weather, weather, Winter
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The Groundhog’s Revenge?
Groundhog Day 2011 in the Quad Cities might be interesting as almost a foot of snow is predicted to fall from Tuesday afternoon into Groundhog Day Wednesday. Extreme cold and high winds should also add to the predicted weather event. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blizzard, Brady Street, Candlemas, Colonel Berryhill, Dr. burtis, Ground Hog, Groundhog Day, Ice, James Thompson, Record Cold, snow, Warren Teele, weather
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