1940 Armistice Day Blizzard
The storm track of the Armistice Day Blizzard | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone Blizzard Panhandle Hook |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 10, 1940 |
| Dissipated | November 12, 1940 |
| Lowest pressure | 971 mbar (hPa) (at Duluth, MN) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 27 inches (69 cm) (Collegeville, MN) |
| Fatalities | 154 fatalities |
| Damage | $2.2 million (1940) |
| Areas affected | Midwestern United States |
| Armistice Day Storm Informational Designation | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stearns Park Beach along North Lakeshore Drive (M-116) Ludington, Michigan |
| Designated | November 6, 1970 |
The Armistice Day Blizzard (or the Armistice Day Storm) took place in the Midwest region of the United States on November 11 (Armistice Day) and November 12, 1940. The intense early-season "panhandle hook" winter storm cut a 1,000-mile-wide (1,600-kilometer) swath through the middle of the country from Kansas to Michigan.