The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_blizzard_of_1978" id="mw7A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978">Blizzard of 1978</a>, one of the worst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor'easter" id="mw7Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nor'easter">Nor'easters</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England" id="mw7g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="New England">New England</a> history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65<span id="mw7w" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.