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Worst Blizzard in 18 years Hits Chicago

Worst Blizzard in 18 years Hits Chicago
Clip: 425655_1_1
Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1757
Original Film: 040-010-07
HD: N/A
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Timecode: 00:13:44 - 00:14:43

Chicago and the entire Midwest are buried by a blizzard which dumps two feet of snow on the Windy City . Sixty-eight deaths are traced to the storm. Ten thousand vehicles are abandoned. Train and airline operations are halted as widespread looting and fires develop. Chicago Blizzard of 1967. Lots of snow, piles of snow on the streets. Traffic is moving very slowly. High Angle Shot grid-lock traffic on the expressway. A car has stalled and is covered with snow. It s set off to the side of the road. Two women and a man shovel snow off their side walk as the snow keeps falling. A car parked on the side street is slowly shoveled out. Aerial shot abandoned cars left on the street because they stopped running. The amount and depth of the snow was too much for a short amount of time. Aerial shot stalled cars and trucks on the highway. A fire department helicopter lands. Firefighters deliver much needed supplies. A parked car surrounded by high packed snow.