Blizzard of '78 -"Six Snowbound Days: A Television Chronicle" (1978) WJAR Providence TV Special

With today marking the 45th anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978 for southern New Englanders, I thought it would be a perfect time to open up the archives for several documentaries I taped locally off Providence/Boston TV -- the kind they don't bother to broadcast anymore.

These were each recorded during the 25th Anniversary of the Blizzard of '78, though this particular one, SIX SNOWBOUND DAYS: A TELEVISION CHRONICLE, from Providence's Channel 10 is the best "archival" one as it's entirely constituted of local news footage from the actual era.

Outside of the 2003 introduction, the 1978 special airs as it was originally broadcast, providing straight vintage footage as it aired , giving you a real sense of what transpired back then: before, during and after the storm fell. Some footage of NBC's Today Show coverage of the Blizzard and its impact on RI is included as well, plus a wonderful assortment of anecdotes (like the city trying to clear the way for North Carolina to play the Friars at the Civic Center!).

I was only 3 at the time but do remember the snow banks as high as my grandparents' floor! Thankfully we also never lost power and just enjoyed the many days that followed home from school.

Check out my other southern New England weather videos:

-Hurricane Gloria - WJAR Special
https://youtu.be/BPS3MRAIyws?si=wOqingwEkPcRU0bq

-Hurricane Bob - WJAR Special
https://youtu.be/WAVEewN_FO4?si=-oWipwZLuffw5xwH

-Wake of '38 - WSBE Special
https://youtu.be/cCMoqMujLh4?si=yUfbcbFshzMq4HA1

-Blizzard of '78 - WCVB 25th Anniversary Special
https://youtu.be/th9Ekbe_MG8?si=6ip_xYwbzUfnHr8t

-Blizzard of '78 - 25th Anniversary - WJAR Special
https://youtu.be/BPS3MRAIyws?si=wOqingwEkPcRU0bq

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