The Great North Dakota Blizzard of 1966
This was a photograph of one of the most severe blizzards on record that happened between March 2-5 of 1966. On the subReddit, the original poster has this to say about the image. “This iconic photograph was taken during that storm. It shows Department of Transportation employee, Bill Koch, standing next to the top of a set of power lines. Visibility in the open country and farm yards was reduced to zero for 11 straight hours during the storm. 74,500 head of cattle perished during the three day blizzard.” The blizzard was particularly memorable for its long duration, as well as for its very heavy snowfall totals of 20 to 30 inches in some locations and wind gusts exceeding 70 mph at times.