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Do you remember the St.Patrick’s Day blizzard of 1965? I remember being in chemistry class when Mr.Rhode announced that school would be dismissed early. It was quite a storm! Beginning the following Wednesday, the 1965 St. Patrick’s Day blizzard dumped 16 inches of snow on much of Minnesota. Highways, roads and even railroad track were blocked. School was not held Minnesota Blizzard Of 1965. Many still remember the St Patrick's Day Snowstorm in 1965. Especially in the western part of the state around, and in Willmar MN. It dumped up to 24 inches of snow with fierce winds, on already topped up snow banks from a very snowy winter. Our snowiest St. Patrick's Day was in 1965, with 11.2 inches of new snow in the Twin Cities! The March 17, 2012 high temp was a new record for the earliest 80 degree reading of any calendar year Views of the blizzard that hit Willmar, Minn. on March 17, 1965. Includes scenes on day of the blizzard and scenes on following days showing snow accumulation and snow removal. Mainly views of Willmar but includes views in and around the nearby communities of Atwater, Litchfield and Cokato “The Great St. Patrick’s Day Storm” hit Michigan on Saturday, March 17, 1973, burying the Jackson area in 19 inches of snow. The mid-March blizzard was perhaps even more of a shock because Who remembers the St. Patrick's Day Blizzard of 1965? This photograph is from the George Hulstrand, Sr. collection. The photo was taken on March 21, 1965 on a county road in Kandiyohi County. #kandihistory #mnlocalhistory Jan. 10-12, 1975 Perhaps one of the worst blizzards and strongest storms: closed most roads in the state, some for 11 days; 20-foot drifts; one to two feet of snow; train stuck at Willmar; 15,000 head of livestock lost; many low barometric pressure records set (28.55 at Duluth); winds to 80 mph; storm intensified over the state; 14 people died in blizzard and 21 more from heart attacks. As Minnesota blizzards go, the St. Patrick’s Day storm of 1965 was memorable. Heavy snow, fierce winds and subzero temperatures brought the Upper Midwest to a standstill. Schools closed. As the consequence of four winter storms in February and March 1965, including the big blizzard on St. Patrick’s Day, the deeply frozen land and lake surfaces of Freeborn County had an excess of I tell people that March 1965 was one of the worst in southern Minnesota with two three-day March blizzardsMarch 1 and St. Patty’s Day. I remember those storms well. While I didn’t get to school, New Ulm schools were in sessionthere was no busing, but New Ulm did not close no matter how bad the weather. A narrow band of heavy snow accumulations will likely occur northwest of a line from Preston, Minnesota to Neillsville, Wisconsin. Additionally, strong wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph will lead to whiteout conditions at times with the falling snow. [The coldest March was in 1899, with an average of 17.1 degrees.] It was also declared the snowiest month in Minnesota history. On March 17, a blizzard shut down schools for first time since 1950. Although the forecast the previous day called for light snow, 12 inches of snow fell in 24 hours, leaving 20 inches on the ground. Minnesota Blizzard Of 1965. Many still remember the St Patrick's Day Snowstorm in 1965. Especially in the western part of the state around, and in Willmar MN. It dumped up to 24 inches of snow with fierce winds, on already topped up snow banks from a very snowy winter. From Peter Loken: St. Patrick's Day Blizzard 1965 - Train stuck 3 days just west of Minneapolis! On this date back in 1965, the Great St. Patrick's Day Blizzard dumped two feet of snow in Duluth and 19" in Mora. In 2010 the Minnesota River reached Flood Stage in Chaska. And, in 2016, the In 1965, blizzard conditions were seen across Wisconsin and all but the extreme northwest section of Minnesota from early on St. Patrick’s Day and continued through mid-day on March 18th. In Minnesota, the snow drifted so high on Highway 60 between Mankato and St. James that officials considered the use of dynamite to break up high banks. The Great St. Patrick's Day Blizzard of 1965. Robert Travis Keagle. R.T. Keagle, 1965 - Blizzards - 15 pages. Bibliographic information. Title: Okay, obviously this isn't a photo from 1965, it's the OTHER legendary Minnesota blizzard, the Armistice Day blizzard. But it's 45 years since the St. Patrick's Day blizzard of 1965, and 45 years since our dad Lester died at the age of 45. The numbers seemed to be important to me today. Feb 25, 2016 - March 17 1965 Great St. Patrick's Day Blizzard. Two feet of snow dumped at Duluth. 19 inches at Mora. This was not the only blizzard in 1965, so other pictures are also shown. .
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