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Nov 86 Charleswood, near Vasa Lund : north and south of Roblyn resembled an angry sea with<a href="http://onubwm.com"> swfodrints</a> sweeping in waves over every obstruction. Power lost on some homes/apts/. Walked directly over drifts/fences some as high as 6 feet. In November!!IMO 86 Did not have as great an impact on the city as 1966 but statistically similar. Could be because there was very little snow on the ground to blow and snow clearing equipment was much improved as was communications. In 1966 for 2 days the Eaton Store Telephone Switchboard became the emergency assistance line as virtually all transportation was halted and streets were impassable.Could also be because snow covered, not just fences but houses and buildings Drifts which buried Buses for 2 days, rose to the top of the 2 story CKY TV building at Polo Park. Near Hurricane velocity wind gusts to <120 will do that. In North n South Dakotas trains were buried by the 66 Blizzard as were X0,000 livestock. 1997 Blizzard had more rain/sleet than the others and less wind power . Impact was watched 10 days later on CNN in Grand Forks and then later in Winnipeg with the Flood of the Century.There are books and several web resources covering the 66 blizzard one by the former Senior Met. from Grand Forks.. It was just one of three winter curses bestowed on Winnipeg with record cold and one of the last pre floodway floods.

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Very huge congratulations on setitng this facility up ladies and gentlemen. I plan on coming down to your meeting this Tuesday to meet you all and get involved in volunteering and membership.GT

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