On January 2, 1949 one of the worst blizzards in the history of the Northern Plains began its pummeling of South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado. From January 2nd through the 5th, the blizzard raged and brought heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures. Subsequent storms through mid-February buried entire towns and homes and brought the entire region to a grinding halt. Wyoming PBS created a great documentary on the historic weather event and has made it available to the entire PBS f
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