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Cheyenne Remembers The Thanksgiving Week Blizzard Of 1979
Two days before Thanksgiving in 1979 the biggest blizzard in Cheyenne history dumped over two feet of snow on the Capital City. The whiteout set records for the snowiest single day (19.8 inches on November 20th) and most total snowfall (25.6 inches) ever recorded from a single storm.
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne invited folks to share their memories of the storm. Some of their stories are incredible.
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