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Springfield Then & Now: The November blizzard of 1950

Photo Courtesy of the Clark County Historical Society (left) and Bill Lackey / Staff (right)

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Photo Courtesy of the Clark County Historical Society (left) and Bill Lackey / Staff (right)
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By Staff report
Updated Nov 28, 2017
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Nov. 25 marked the anniversary of the November 1950 storm of the century that blasted the eastern United States and blanketed much of Ohio on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.

This scene here, captured by Springfield News-Sun photographer Howdy Weber, shows a view looking north up Limestone just as people were beginning to dig themselves out.

The historic storm left hundreds stranded and called for a six-day city-wide state of emergency.

Today, the scene looks a lot different with the snow and the old YMCA building north of the Clark County Courthouse missing. The Clark County Juvenile Justice Center has also been added.

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