Just before noon on Friday, Jan. 28, 1977, Buffalo's fate was sealed as the "Snow Capital of the World" when the storm of the century the Blizzard of '77 pummeled Western New York. Like this winter's ...

30 years ago today Buffalo was in the midst of the famous 3 day long Blizzard of 1977. It was the first snow storm to receive a federal disaster declaration.

Blizzard of '77. A group of people gather around their drifted over autos in a parking lot in the south part of Buffalo. Feb. 2, 1977.

The experts knew a big storm was brewing. Little did they know how crippling it would be. The evening before, on Thursday Jan. 27, 1977, the National Weather Service issued ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — While the Blizzard of '77 hit on January 28 of that year, it was months in the making. We'll start with Lake Erie. It often won't freeze until February. But that winter, it was ...

The death toll for the Blizzard of ’77 is most commonly reported as 29, though some sources cite less. Poloncarz said Monday this week’s storm was “the worst I’ve ever seen.

A 1977 photograph of Buffalo police officers, from left, Duane "Dewey" Bonamici, John O'Rourk and George Smith, with keys collected from stranded motorists during the Blizzard of '77.

During the heart of the blizzard, winds reached hurricane force, and snow piled up in feet, not inches. Many labeled the holiday winter storm a “once-in-a-generation” event. Getty Images ...

At the same time, "Blizzard of '77" is also a song about fighting against such self-defeating thoughts because giving into them ends up being counterproductive to actual change.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 viewers’ memories of the Blizzard of ’77 have been pouring in on social media. We collected some peoples’ stories to share here.