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Blizzard Of ’78 Stories, Part 4

January 26, 2012

The “Blizzard Of ’78″ was peaking 34 years ago today. Winds gusted to 55mph, and up to 20 inches of snow fell around Central Indiana, with up to 40 inches in the northern part of the State. The wicked wind caused 15-20 foot drifts, and wind chills down to 50 below zero. The storms set [...]

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Blizzard Of ’78 Stories, Part 3

January 26, 2012

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Blizzard Of ’78 Stories, Part 2

January 26, 2012

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Blizzard Of ’78 Stories, Part 1

January 26, 2012

What were you doing 34 years ago today? If you’re “from around here” you probably still have a memory of dealing with the major snow storm that brought blizzard conditions to Indiana. I was a ninth grader who didn’t mind seeing the snow days pile up like drifts on a county road. It seemed like [...]

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Indiana Almanac: Week Of Feb. 1

February 1, 2010

The stats are in on January, and Indiana’s running a little cooler and drier than normal this Winter. Indy’s snow total for January was 7.8 inches, about an inch and a half below average. We’ve had 15.5 inches of snow for the season. That’s about 2 inches below normal. It’s SOOOO cold I found some [...]

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Where Is The Snow?

February 1, 2010

With a clear sky yesterday, the visible satellite images can show us snow cover as seen from space. The pictures were taken at about 12:30 PM on January 31. You can see the snow that fell from the Ohio River southward this weekend. Much of Central Indiana south of I-70 is snow free. In the [...]

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Indiana Almanac: Week Of Jan. 25

January 24, 2010

Do you like this thumbnail? This is for my audition to be a nightbeat and/or nightcast and/or night night reporter that you would see on TV at a crime scene. The smile may be a little off. Actually, the only crime at the time of this taping was: It was freezing. I never got anything [...]

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Gotta Eat: Brickhouse Burger

January 21, 2010

Another great night as we took the “Paul Poteet’s Gotta Eat” road show to Brickhouse Burger Company. Thanks to Dave Clark for letting us into his joint, which was hopping. He took over the former Damons last year and has already found a following. Happy to help spread the word. We’ll show you the final [...]

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Freezing Rain Wednesday/Thursday?

January 20, 2010

The biggest chance of freezing rain this morning will be in West Central Indiana. Drier air from the northeast will be fighting an area of precipitation moving in from the west. By the time moisture gets going stronger this afternoon in the Metro Indy area, it should be all rain. Moisture shrinks again this evening, [...]

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