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Red Cross workers search for victims buried in cars following snowfallduring the Blizzard of 77

Description

Red Cross workers search for victims buried in cars following snowfallduring the Blizzard of 77. Only about 12 inches of new snow fell during thisevent but high winds coupled with existing snow in western New York andaccumulated snow on the surface of frozen Lake Erie combined to causemajor difficulties.

Photographer

American Red Cross

Display Date

February, 1977

Location

New York, Buffalo

Collection

Weather Service
Meteorological Monsters
Winter Storms

Keywords

Monsters
Winter Storm
Snow
Blizzard