The Blizzard of 1978 was a disaster because it caused so many issues for more than 3 states. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Southwest Wisconsin were all affected by the high winds of 100 miles per hour and 40-60 inches of snow. Also, some homes’ roofs were torn apart and fell in the home. This killed more than 400 people buried in 27 feet of snow or more. Over 5,550 people were killed by this horrible blizzard. Weather stations had to readjust their weather chart due to pressures falling below the chart scale. This nearly caused a hurricane to happen. Other regions only saw over a foot of snow from the storm. There are many reasons why this disaster caused so much damage. Transportation was damaged, roadways were filled
