Armistice day Storm 1940

[Gellar]

Midwesterners have probably heard this story, but it is something I think about every year.
http://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/213/The-Armistice-Day-Blizzard-of-1940

 

[Keeptrying]

Absolutely. Good on you for posting this. Every year there are new waterfowl hunters heading out who have no idea how bad it can get, and how fast it can do so.

 

[duckhunt]

I have read that story time and time again. Always amazes me how fast things changed for the worse.

 

[mikieb]

I heard of it 20 some years ago... did some research on it.. holy cow ! it was bad... every year I think of them poor bastards.

 

[Gellar]

I feel remiss for not bringing this up yesterday. The Armistice day storm of 1940, now 85 years ago claimed the lives of hunters and fishermen in the Midwest. Here is a local account from a local commercial fishing family who got caught in the storm.

 

[buckbull]

We had a couple duck hunters airlifted from calhoun point. They were running a blackstone that fell over tearing the fuel line and caught everything on fire. Had to bale out of the shooting holes into the river. Happened a few days ago.

 

[Gellar]

We had a couple duck hunters airlifted from calhoun point. They were running a blackstone that fell over tearing the fuel line and caught everything on fire. Had to bale out of the shooting holes into the river. Happened a few days ago.

Having spent significant amounts of time in duck blinds throughout pike and Calhoun counties I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more.