The above headline was written by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Ann Arbor at 8:00 AM EST on Thursday January 26, 1978
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Pictures from Breckenridge by Billy Posey; Some pictures were taken just before the blizzard as a storm just two days prior had dumped around 6 to 8 inches of snow. Other pictures are from during the height of the storm and after the storm. Most schools in mid Michigan were closed for most "more than 50%" during the time from late January to mid February as continuous winds pounded the area, blowing roads closed.
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