Jan. 2, 1949 started out as a calm, almost autumn-like, morning. I was in Kindergarten at the time. The Nebraska Weather Service issued the following forecast: "Cloudy with light snow. Little change ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Sweetwater County Historical Museum recently recognized the 75th anniversary of the Blizzard of 1949; it was one of the worst on record for Wyoming and the northern plains. The ...

Editor’s note: Telegraph-Bulletin reporter Donald C. Cieber made several trips into and over snow-stricken western Nebraska in the wake of the Jan. 2-5 Blizzard of 1949. The following consists of ...

Take a look at some of the major snowstorms and blizzards that have blasted Nebraska. The first snowfall of the Blizzard of 1949 technically began at the end of 1948; but two of the worst days of ...

They say a person talks about the weather because there is nothing left to talk about, and until the last couple of days we never realized the real significance of such a statement. Now we know.

What will Lincoln look like tomorrow? Hopefully not this bad. Check out archive photos of the blizzards from the bad ol' days. A Lincoln man struggles to move his car as snow continues to fall during ...

Author and historian James Fuller will give a talk on his new book “The Wyoming Blizzard of 1949” at the Natrona County Library. The author recounts “harrowing stories of tenacity and fortitude,” ...

The blizzard of 1949 was known as the worst on record. It came with lots of snow, strong winds, and frigid temperatures. Blocked railroads and unpassable roads were everywhere. Operation “Haylift” was ...

CHEYENNE For the survivors of the 1949 blizzard that paralyzed the state, this week's snowstorm is nothing. Cheyenne received 16 inches of snow on Tuesday, a record amount of snowfall for March 18, ...