Talk:Great Blizzard of 1978

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Bumping up[edit]

I'm going to go ahead and move this to high-importance. This storm had a central pressure of 28.28 inches, almost unheard of for a mid-latitude system. It's either the lowest, or 2nd lowest non-tropical pressure ever recorded in the U.S. This is the worst blizzard in history in many parts of the Ohio valley. Gopher backer (talk) 16:31, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barometric pressure units[edit]

Can someone add SI units (kPa) to the notes about barometric pressure? I doubt anyone still uses "inches of mercury" anymore. Thanks. - Chris 76.75.116.121 (talk) 17:18, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service uses inches of mercury and millibars in all of its reporting of barometric pressure, as do most other news outlets in the United States including the Weather Channel and Weather Underground. 74.138.199.104 (talk) 09:19, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lead Paragraph Amended[edit]

The lead paragraph originally referenced the blizzard as the "White Hurricane," however the reference that was cited actually indicated the "White Hurricane" was a separate incident that occurred in March of 1888 (not January 1978). While broadcasters at the time of the Blizzard of 1978, including weathercaster Earl Finckle out of Chicago, compared the barometric pressure to that of "a hurricane on land," the title was never formally assigned to this event. --Rmharris (talk) 16:58, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Previous observation by another user: It doesn't summarize the topic but argues about one minor detail. Rmhermen (talk) 19:00, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]