By JOHN GLADDEN
Staff Columnist
It wasn’t just the snow.
It wasn’t just the wind.
It wasn’t just the cold.
It was the combination of the three that made the Blizzard of 1978, which struck 30 years ago today, the worst winter storm in Ohio’s history. It claimed 51 lives and shut down roads, schools and businesses for days.
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Here are the many stories shared by Gazette readers — some dramatic, some funny — about surviving the Blizzard of ’78. Read them all and add your own under Comments.
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During the Blizzard of ’78, I was only 10 years old at the time. We lived out on Chippewa Road in Medina County [...]

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