The winter of 1948-49 brought a series of powerful storms that blanketed much of Nebraska, Wyoming and the Dakotas with heavy snow, extreme cold and ...

Retired Oklahoma State professor Zane Quible grew up on a cattle ranch in northwest Nebraska, and he was only 6 years old when the 1949 Blizzard hit.

January 2, 1949 - The first storm marking the Blizzard of 1949 began on Jan. 2 and continued through Jan. 5. It brought heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures to much of the northern plains.

January 2, 1949 - The first storm marking the Blizzard of 1949 began on Jan. 2 and continued through Jan. 5. Jan. 1, 1956, KHAS-TV went on the air for the first time. The Nebraska Department of ...