Vintage KSDK: The blizzard of 1982
"Nobody saw this coming,” said former KSDK anchor Jennifer Blome, who had presented the weather the night before 20 inches of snow fell in parts of St. Louis
Author: Kay Quinn
Updated: 4:31 PM CST January 21, 2021
ST. LOUIS — If you lived in St. Louis in 1982, just hearing the date Jan. 30 can still send shivers up your spine: the day of the St. Louis blizzard!
Let's go to the video vault for a look back 39 years ago, when the area was paralyzed under more than a foot of snow.
Thirty-nine years ago, our city woke up to one of the worst snowstorms in its history. Dubbed The Great Blizzard of 1982, it shut down everything. Four thousand drivers were stranded on roadways.