Think & Drink Series: Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940

November 11th and 12th, 1940, were normal, mild fall days in the middle of an equally mild, warm season. With temperatures in the 50s, people took advantage of the nice weather hunting and just enjoying the weather. However, conditions changed rapidly as a severe blizzard gripped the Midwest, dropping more than a foot of snow in places and leaving unprecedented destruction in its wake.

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