On January 25, 1978, Meteorologist Bert Reeves was concerned as he studied the weather charts for the day of the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
It had been a snowy winter across much of Indiana, including South Bend, where 50 inches had already fallen in January and 113 inches since the fall.
But Reeves knew that the worst was yet to come. An intensifying low pressure system was moving up from Texas and colliding with very cold Arctic air in place over the Great Lakes Region. He would issue a blizzard warning for the entire state of Indiana.
It turned out to be a good move, as a major blizzard paralyzed much of the Upper Midwest, with South Bend, Indiana getting dumped on by an amazing 4 feet of snow!
Bert would serve as the Hydrologist as the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Birmingham in the 80s. He and his wonderful wife live in Destin, Florida now.
– Bill Murray
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