49 people across Minnesota — nearly half of them in the Winona area — lost their lives in the Armistice Day Blizzard, likely the most severe storm ever to rip through the Midwest.

Armistice Day blizzard took tragic toll in '41 . ... Minnesota was hit particularly hard, especially near Winona, where the town's city garage was turned into a makeshift morgue.

Wallace “Wally” Ernest Mattson passed away peacefully at his home May 16, 2025. Wally was born November 12, 1940, the day after the infamous Armistice Day Blizzard.

Remembering the 1940 Armistice Day Storm: 3 freighters go down in Lake Michigan, 150 dead Published: Nov. 11, 2024, 10:09 a.m. The Anna C. Minch freighter was lost, along with its crew, in the ...

Central Minnesota was hit the hardest. ... FARGO — The infamous Armistice Day Blizzard hit this region suddenly on Nov. 11, 1940, killing 154 people in the Upper Midwest.

Nov. 11, 1940: Known as the Armistice Day blizzard, the storm killed 154 people in the Upper Midwest, ... The blizzard claimed 23 lives, including 16 from Minnesota and seven from North Dakota.

The Armistice Day Blizzard started as a giant storm that slammed the Pacific Northwest and took out the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Minnesota State Climatologist Pete Boulay says the storm churned ...

On Armistice Day in 1940, a major blizzard brought high winds and heavy snow from Kansas to Michigan. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. ... On Nov. 9, ...

Minnesota wildlife artist Michael Sieve painted “Armistice Day Blizzard” to convey the raging storm that caught Minnesota duck hunters by surprise on Nov. 11, 1940, particularly those along ...

The 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard caused large losses to Minnesota’s fledgling turkey industry. ... Minnesota adopted the plan in 1945 with supervision by the Minnesota Poultry Improvement Board.

A beautiful three-day weekend in southeastern Minnesota drew many into the woods and rivers for duck hunting and fishing. Then the storm hit. The Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 killed more than ...

Bud Grant, 95 now, was just a boy 82 years ago when the massive storm crushed the Midwest and claimed 154 lives.