Snowfall records from Blizzard of 1978 still stand

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) —  Forty-one years ago today one of the most famous blizzards in Indiana history moved through the state. 

The winter storm lasted for three days and stranded many Hoosiers. The National Guard was called in with tanks to help remove stranded semis along Interstate 65.

Snowdrifts were 20 to 25 feet high, causing one Amtrak train to stall in Putnam County. 

On Jan. 26 during the height of the storm, Indiana State Police considered all roads in the state closed. 

Some of the snowfall records that were set in central Indiana with this storm still stand today, including the most snow ever recorded in one month, 30.66 inches, and the highest snow depth, 20 inches.

The storm total snowfall topped out at 15.5 inches and heavy snow fell for 31 hours, sometimes at a rate of an inch per hour. 

Winds gusted near 50 mph, creating zero visibility for 25 hours.

The Blizzard of 1978 is one storm many of us will never forget. 

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