Storm system in Central and Southeastern United States in 1975
Great Storm of 1975
Surface analysis of the storm on January 11, 1975
Meteorological history
Formed
January 9, 1975
Exited land
January 12, 1975
Category 3 "Major" winter storm
Regional Snowfall Index: 6.12 (NOAA)
Lowest pressure
961 mbar (hPa); 28.38 inHg
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion
27 in (69 cm) in Riverton, Minnesota
Tornado outbreak
Tornadoes
45
Maximum rating
F4 tornado
Duration
January 9–12, 1975
Highest winds
81 mph (130 km/h) (highest convective wind)
Largest hail
1+3⁄4 in (4.4 cm)
Overall effects
Fatalities
58 (+12 tornadic)
Injuries
Unknown (+377 tornadic)
Damage
$20,000,000 ($113,250,000 in 2024 USD) (+$43,000,000 tornadic ($243,480,000 in 2024 USD))
Areas affected
Midwestern and Southeastern United States
Part of the 1974–75 North American winter and tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1975
The Great Storm of 1975 (also known as the Super Bowl Blizzard, Minnesota's Storm of the Century, or the Tornado Outbreak of January, 1975) was an intense winter storm system that impacted a large portion of the Central and Southeast United States from January 9–12, 1975. A classic Panhandle hook, the mid-latitude cyclone produced an outbreak of 45 tornadoes in the Southeast U.S. resulting in 12 fatalities, while later dropping over 2 feet (61 cm) of snow and killing 58 people in the Midwest. This storm, which caused blizzard conditions, remains one of the worst blizzards to ever strike parts of the Midwest, as well as one of the largest January tornado outbreaks on record in the United States.
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