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05/02/1978 Blizzard forms in US North East, 100 people killed

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Historic New England blizzard of 1978

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Blizzard of '78: Barry Burbank's Memories of the Historic Storm

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A Look Back at the Blizzard of '78

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Blizzard of '78 a Winter Storm Documentary

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Monster storm compared to deadly 1978 blizzard

The Northeastern US blizzard was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, and the New York metropolitan area. Snow fell mostly from Monday morning to the evening of Tuesday. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts were hit especially hard by this storm.