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In 1917, a severe blizzard blasted through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. The severe blizzard buried Buffalo, NY with around 25 inches that, with 75 to 80 mph winds, produced drifts 10 to 15 FEET HIGH. In extreme Southeast Indiana, around 25 inches buried Vevay where drifts reached 14 FEET. By the 16th, people could walk across an obviously frozen Ohio River from Vevay to Kentucky. A severe blizzard contains sustained winds exceeding 45 mph, near zero visibility, and temperatures 10 degrees or colder.

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