Hosted by WGN-TV's Tom Skilling, Midwest Monsters: The Blizzards of 1978 and 1979 revisits two major storms that buried the Midwest. Hear from local weather and journalism legends who were on the front lines as Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Grand Rapids were shut down by snow.
The worst winters many Midwesterners can remember were in 1978 and 1979, when blizzards buried the region in snow. In 1979, it was already a notably cold and snowy winter when a blizzard dropped 20 inches of snow in two days. Hear from local reporters and weather forecasters who were on the front lines as Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Grand Rapids were shut down by snow.
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