The "Storm of the Century" seemed to appear from nowhere. The weekend had been mild; some described Sunday as "shirtsleeve weather." But by Monday morning, Nov. 11, 1940, the wind out of the northwest ...

Sunday, Nov. 10, 1940: “41 degrees and dampness all day.” Monday, Nov. 11, 1940: “Turning into an old-time snowstorm … the worst storm since Oct. 14, 1880.” Andrew Anderson of Hutchinson kept a ...

FARGO — The infamous Armistice Day Blizzard hit this region suddenly on Nov. 11, 1940, killing 154 people in the Upper Midwest. Among the dead were 49 Minnesotans, mostly bird hunters who froze to ...

LUDINGTON, MI - For Great Lakes mariners, sometimes the difference between having your own epic tale of survival to tell - or having someone else tell your story - really just comes down to being in ...

Armistice Day morning in 1940 was warm in La Crosse — 48 degrees at 6 a.m., the cold, hard rain of the preceding few days gone. Hundreds of duck hunters up and down the Upper Mississippi River looked ...

Nov. 11 now is called Veterans Day. But in 1940, it was still known as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I. On Nov. 11, 1940, however, another war - World War II - was on, although the ...

Duck hunting had been a little slow in the fall of 1940. That year, November 11, Armistice Day—renamed Veterans Day in 1954—fell on a Monday, so hunters were out taking advantage of a three-day ...

On November 11, 1940, a strong low-pressure system moved northeast toward the Great Lakes. A decent temperature swing, gusty winds, and a large heap of snow changed lives for many across the Midwest.

This week on 13WMAZ Morning, we are sending out a ‘Salute to Service’ for all our military and veterans. Veterans Day is this Sunday and it’s a special one because it’s the 100th anniversary of the ...

We are rapidly approaching the anniversary of the deadliest day on the Mississippi River. It was Armistice Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 1940, when one of the most intense Midwest storms in history swept into ...

Fort Worth puts on a show when honoring veterans, throwing parades that at times snaked more than a mile long during Armistice Day celebrations, even as World War II was being fought. Digging into the ...

Crowds gather on both sides of Main Street in Fort Worth Nov. 11, 1946, to watch the first Armistice Day parade after World War II. Two firetrucks can be seen behind marching troops passing the review ...