big blizzard of 1967

Today every news outlet in Chicago is calling this blizzard the worst one Chicago has seen since the Big Blizzard of 1967. To me this is really exciting because in Oklahoma if there is even an inch of snow on the ground the whole state shuts down!

It has been over 40 years since Chicago gave the city a snow day. They are calling it the Great Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011! Don't you just love that name? Chicago is expecting 20 inches of snow, with a snowfall rate of 4 inches per hour, and 60 mph winds!  Beat that Oklahoma! :)  Just kidding...

I found some old pictures of the 1967 blizzard that are so classic. I will have to take some of my own pics tomorrow and compare each blizzard!

City buses stuck on Michigan Ave.

Folks rushing to their local store

Cars stranded along Lake Shore Drive

{photos from the Chicago Tribune}