Local history - Mark Price
A fallen tree blocks a street in West Akron. The Blizzard of 1978 had sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph with a peak gust of 76 mph in Akron, Ohio. (Akron Beacon Journal file photo/Paul Tople)
A car in Wayne County, Ohio, pokes out from snowdrifts in the Blizzard of 1978. The blizzard had sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph with a peak gust of 76 mph in Akron, Ohio. (Akron Beacon Journal file photo/Ron Kuner)