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lornajarrettblanchard December 13, 1967

–>62 UPI. “New Snowstorm Bears Down on Battered Southwest Areas.” Desert Sun, 12-20-1967, p. 1.
— 51 Baeza. “‘Storm of the Century’ buries White Mountains.” White Mountain Independent, AZ, 12-31-2015.
— 51 History.com. This Day in Disaster History, Disaster, Dec 14, 1967, “Blizzard ravages…”
— 51 Landry. “Native History: Blizzard Devastates Navajo and Hopi Nations.” 12-14-2013.
— 51 White, J. “A Terrifying, Deadly Storm Struck New Mexico in 1967…” onlyinyourstate.com, 12-23-2016.
— 34 Blanchard tally based on totals from State breakouts below.

Summary of State Breakouts Below

Arizona (14)
Idaho ( 1)
New Mexico ( 6)
North Dakota ( 3)
South Dakota ( 4)
Texas ( 3)
Utah ( 3)
Total: 34

Breakout of Winter Storm Fatalities By State

Arizona (14)
–14 Blanchard total based on reports below.
— 9 Arizona Republic, Phoenix. “Storm’s Death Toll Now 9.” 12-20-1967, p. 1.
Breakout of winter weather fatalities by locality.
–2 Flagstaff area. Arizona Republic, Phoenix. “More Snow, Floods Ahead for Arizona.” 12-20-1967, 12A.
–1 U.S. 89. Carbon monoxide poisoning; CO motorist; car stuck in snow.
–1 Apparent carbon monoxide poisoning; Clarence Bickford, 63; retrieved from car.
–8 Navajo Reservation; exposure. EDS, Storm Data, Vol. 9, No. 12, Dec. 1967, p. 138.
–1 Chinle area, Navajo Reservation. Exposure; exposure (body found frozen Dec 16).
–1 Tolani. Exposure. 6-day-old Navajo child. In an unheated hogan.
–1 Exposure; 80-year-old sheepherder.
–1 Exposure; 2-year-old boy “found frozen to death.”
–3 Exposure. Bodies of three men found Dec 20 on the reservation.
–2 Frank and Harry Tsosie found 5M south of Inscription House on Dec 20.
–1 Dan Tachini found 2M south of Low Mountain School SW of Chinle, Dec 20.
–1 Exposure; body of Lily Crookedfinger, 90, discovered Dec 24.
–1 Pinetop area south, Dec 18. Frozen body of Wallace Riley, 53, found outside his home.
–3 Prescott. Arizona Republic, Phoenix. “More Snow, Floods Ahead for Arizona.” 12-20-1967, 12A.
–1 Exposure. Novena Castello found “frozen to death outside his home…”
–2 Dec 19. Unnamed “Deaths attributed…to the storm…” (cites Yavapai County Sheriff)

Idaho ( 1)
–1 Dec 18 Howe area, Butte County. Exposure; sheepherder in snowstorm 5M from camp.

New Mexico ( 6)
–5 AP. “Guard Ready to Help in Snow Emergencies.” Las Cruces Sun News, NM, 12-19-1967, 1.
Breakout of New Mexico winter storm related fatalities by locality.
–1 Location not noted, Dec 14. “…at least one traffic death was attributed directly to icy roads.”
–2 Central NM. Private plane flies into mountainside during snow storm.
–1 Navajo Reservation. Crippled sheep herder, 60, living in northeast area.
–1 Raton. Exposure; body of Theodore Larry Bernal, 25, found Dec 17.
–1 Vaughn, Dec 18. Train brakeman Charles W. Henderson slips on ice, falls under train wheels.

North Dakota ( 3)
–3 Environmental Data Service, US Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, V9, N12, Dec 1967, 144.
–2 Mercer County, Dec 20-21. Exposure; men, after car slid off icy road into snowdrift.
–1 Renville County, Dec 20-21. Exposure; man, after auto slid off road into snowdrift.

South Dakota ( 4)
–4 Eastern SD, Dec 16 ice storm. EDS, Storm Data, V9, N12, Dec 1967, p. 145.
–1 Woman slips on ice and falls into cistern.
–2 Vehicular accidents on icy roads.
–1 Heart attack, noted as indirectly related to the ice storm.

Texas ( 3)
–4 95 miles east of El Paso, Dec 16. Bus with Ft. Bliss soldiers skids off ice and snow-covered road.
–3 Salt Flat area. Army chartered bus carrying soldiers overturns on icy highway east of El Paso.
–3 Salt Flats area, Dec. 16. El Paso Herald Post. “General Gives Thanks for Aid.” 12-22-1967, p.1.

Utah ( 3)
–3 Navajo, Southeastern San Juan County. EDS, Storm Data, Vol. 9, No. 12, Dec. 1967, p. 145.
–1 Exposure; newborn baby Native American
–1 Exposure; 2-year-old Native American
–1 Exposure; 60-year-old crippled Native American sheepherder

Narrative Information

Environmental Data Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, Arizona:
“Arizona. Higher elevations over much of State. 12 thru 20 [Dec] 8 [killed]…Snowstorm.

“During this 9-dy period some of the heaviest snow in the climatological history of the State brought widespread damage to Arizona. From a meteorological standpoint, there were actually two main storms: one affecting the State from December 12 through 16 and another from late on the 17th through the 20th. However, the storms followed one another so closely that damage estimates…cover the entire period of both storms. Heaviest snowfall occurred in the mountains in the northern, central and eastern parts of the State and on the high plateau area in the northeast. Because of the rapid rate of snowfall and the accompanying low temperatures, new records for maximum snow depth were set at many stations in those areas. Many homes, farm buildings and business structures were caved in by the weight of snow. Considerable damage was incurred by utilities and roads. Many people were stranded and some were trapped in the open and died of exposure. All of the latter were on the Navajo Reservation in the northeastern part of the State. Loses listed under ‘crops,’…included losses to farm buildings, fences and roads, as well as the value of a number of cattle that died in the snow.” (Environmental Data Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, Vol. 9, No. 12, Dec. 1967, p. 138.)

Environmental Data Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, New Mexico:
“Statewide…13-20 [Dec]…0 [killed]…Heavy snow, high wind, glaze.

“General snows of the 13th to 16th continued almost daily until the 20th except in the east, bringing from one to over four feet of snow to western counties and mountains, and mostly less than one foot in the eastern plains and southern Rio Grande Valley. Two to fur inches of snow extended south to Texas-New Mexico border. Snowdrifts to 20 feet reported in Torrance County. Freezing rain, sleet, and snow in southeastern New Mexico on the 13th and 14th downed some power and telephone lines and poles. Transportation was halted or delayed on most roads and communications were disrupted in many localities. Winds to 87 mph at 4:20 a.m. on the 14th damaged buildings about 20 miles northeast of Las Cruces, and winds t 57 mph on the night of the 15th caused damage in the Albuquerque area. Wind damage estimated at $20,000. Loss to livestock undetermined.” (Environmental Data Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, Vol. 9, No. 12, Dec. 1967, p. 143.)

Environmental Data Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, Texas: “No report received by printing deadline.” (p. 145.)

Environmental Data Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, Utah:
“San Juan, Wayne, Emery, Garfield, and Kane Counties…20-21 [Dec]…3 [killed]…Strong winds and drifting snow.

“A series of snow storms brought snow to record December depths in many sections of southeastern Utah. Strong easterly winds on the 20th and 21st caused heavy drifting which closed most roads in the area and isolated outlying homes and ranches as well as towns for several days. Monticello reported 47 inches of snow on the ground with drifts to over 10 feet following wind. Indians in southeastern San Juan suffered hunger and exposure and three deaths were reported in the Utah area from exposure – a new born infant, a 2 year old boy and a 60 year old crippled sheepherder. 8,000 to 10,000 cattle and several thousand sheep were isolated but reports of losses are not yet available.” (Environmental Data Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Storm Data, Vol. 9, No. 12, Dec. 1967, p. 145.)

History.com: “On this day in 1967, record snow continues to fall in New Mexico in a blizzard that eventually kills 51 people. In December of that year, snow fell almost constantly in the northern part of the state for two weeks, piling up to five feet in some areas.

“Particularly hard hit by the storm was the Navajo reservation that covers much of the northern part of the state. Much of its population lived in hogans, basic homes made of logs and mud, where they became trapped by the unrelenting snowfall. Additionally, the area was remote and its few roads soon became impassable. In one case, 200 Navajo farm workers were trapped in several trucks near the town of Grant.

“Finally, Governor David Cargo ordered the National Guard to airlift supplies to the area. Medicine was also dropped on a nearby Hopi reservation whose residents were also trapped by the snow. On December 18, the United States Air Force began conducting helicopter rescues when it appeared there would be no break in the snowfall. Heavy snowfall spread to other states on December 20. Twenty people died in west Texas from snow-related mishaps. Southern Colorado also experienced extraordinary snowfall all the way through Christmas.” (History.com. This Day in Disaster History, Disaster, December 14, 1967, Blizzard ravages…)

Newspapers

Dec 13: “By The Associated Press. Old Man Winter today decided not to wait for winter to begin officially and began dumping snow, sleet and wind-driven rain over much of Arizona. Snow was reported as far south as Phoenix, where a thin layer of the white stuff was reported at Sky Harbor Airport. It melted almost immediately. The highway patrol said the season’s first storm hadn’t closed any highway by midday today, but motorists were cautioned to use chains in most of the higher elevations.

“The heaviest snowfall was reported in a wide area centered around Show Low, Me-Nary and Springerville, in east central Arizona. Fourteen to 16 inches were already on the ground near Mc-Nary and deep drifts were sweeping across Arizona Highway 73 as heavy snow continued into the afternoon. The snowfall reached 11 inches at the Flagstaff airport before noon, and Paul Sorenson, chief meteorologist at the U.S. Weather Bureau there, predicted another 4 to 8 inches. The barometric pressure ‘is lower than I’ve seen it for many years,’ Sorenson said.

“Locally heavy snow storms are expected to continue throughout today and hazardous driving warnings were out from Prescott to the Utah border. The storm is the result of an arctic low pressure system which has been intensifying over Arizona, with much colder air already engulfing a good portion of the state.” (Associated Press. “Winter Whips State.” The Dispatch, Douglas, AZ, 12-13-1967, p. 1.)

Dec 14: “A bitter wind was sashing icy needles of snow across the lonely reaches of the Navajo Reservation today. Reports from isolated trading posts in the vast country of western New Mexico and eastern Arizona showed that snow was piling into drifts and blocking roads. At lonely Star Lake, N.M. today Rev Claude Fondaw said the wind was still blowing at 40 to 50 miles per hour. ‘We’ve got drifts three or four feet deep,’ said the minister, who has lived at Star Lake for the past 21 years. ‘The main roads are open but some of the back roads to the Navajo hogans are snowed in pretty bad,’ he said. The Rev. Mr. Fondaw runs the Star Lake Bible Mission Star Lake has a population of between 10 and 15 families, both white and Navajo.

“At 7:30 a.m. today, the temperature was 12 above. Star Lake is perched atop the Continental Divide about 50 miles west of Cuba. The altitude is about 7,800 feet. ‘We’ve had from four to six inches of snow, but the wind is so fierce it’s almost impossible to measure,’ said Mr. Fondaw.

“At Toadienn, another isolated trading post in far western New Mexico near the Arizona line, Mrs. Carl Johnson reported that up to 10 inches of snow had fallen. ‘They haven’t cleared the roads yet,’ she said. ‘I understand the boys are just getting ready to clear the road.’ It looks like it’s still snowing up on top of the Chuska Mountains,’ she said.

“Northwestward, at Teec Nos Pos, Ariz., Trader Jerry Foux said 11 to 12 inches of snow had fallen. ‘It’s drifting pretty bad out here – some of the drifts are four to five feet high – and the wind is still blowing hard,’ he said. ‘We had nine or ten inches of snow last night and the wind is drifting it pretty fast,’ he said.

“All those contacted in the Navajo country expected the fierce storm to the ‘rough’ on Navajo livestock.” (Albuquerque Tribune, NM. “Snow Piling Into Drifts on Navajo Reservation.” 12-14-1967, pp. 1 and 4.)

Dec 16: “By Howard Graves, Associated Press Writer. Window Rock, Ariz. (AP) – The Navajo tribe, rocked by the worst winter storm in memory of old-timers, hoped for a break in the weather to reach thousands marooned by snow up to four feet in depth. ‘The situation is pretty terrible,’ said Frank Chambers, Navajo tribal police assistant superintendent.

“Bureau of Indian Affairs officials estimated 60,000 Navajos are in varying degrees of distress from the storm that struck the reservation last Tuesday night.

“Air Force cargo planes and helicopters were prepared to drop food, shelter, clothes and medical supplies for the Indians. Doctors were to accompany the helicopters. ‘The first thing we are going to worry about is the people,’ said an Air Force spokesman. ‘We pray for no more said the tribal police superintendent, V. Allen Adams. ‘The one thing we don’t need is more snow. The old-times say they have never seen anything like it.’

“At least one person is dead from the storm, a 60-year-old crippled sheep herder who lived in the sprawling reservation’s northeast area. There were unconfirmed reports of five other deaths.

“At Rough Rock a family of five, including three children, were extremely ill from exposure, Navajo police said.

“Adams estimated 16,000 to 18,000 square miles of the 25,000-square mile reservation, largest in the United States, was affected by the storm.

“In many areas, deep snow immobilized tracked snow vehicles and other heavy equipment.

“There were reports 150 to 200 persons might be marooned in the Pinon, Ariz., area in the northeast section of the reservation. A helicopter, flying from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., reports seeing mirrors on the ground in the region, signaling for assistance.

“The Air Force moved into Window Rock during the weened to fly helicopters with food and medical assistance. Bad weather had curtailed the rescue operation. Eight C119 transports dropped an estimated 40,000 pounds of hay on the stricken Hope reservation in central Arizona, which borders the Navajo area. ‘We’ve got to get the people where they can take care of themselves,’ Adams said. ‘The Indian people have lived in hard country all of their lives. They have the ability to survive. They know what to do.’

“The sheepherder’s death was one of several caused by the massive storm in the Southwest during the weekend. Three Ft. Bliss, Tex. Soldiers died when a chartered bus carrying servicemen home on Christmas leave overturned on an icy highway east of El Paso, Tex.

“Other deaths included two occupants of a single-engine plane which crashed onto a central New Mexico mountainside during a snow storm. The victims were Doss Maner, the pilot, of Alamogordo, N.M., and Ales Padilla, of Albuquerque, N.M. One of four survivors of the crash, Frank Reeder of Albuquerque, said, ‘I didn’t get scared until I looked out and saw treetops. Then I knew we were in trouble.’” (Associated Press. “Blizzard Maroons Navajos.” Mt. Vernon Register-News.” 12-16-1967, pp. 1-2.)

Dec 17: “An armada of armed forces helicopters and airplanes were hoping to take off today to search for 150 Navajo Indians believed marooned on snow choked mesas in the Four Corners area of northeastern Arizona. One Navaho sheepherder was found frozen to death yesterday near Chinle on the reservation. Navajo Police Supt. Al Adams reported from Window Rock that the other Indians have not been contacted for three days. They were last seen Wednesday picking pinon nuts 40 miles northwest of Canyon de Chelly, when a giant storm sank its first tenth into Arizona…..

“Navajo police identified the dead Indian found near Chinle as Crippled Boy, a sheepherder from Teec Nos Pos, at the Four Corners Junction. Searchers found him frozen to death near the flock he was last seen tending Thursday….” (Arizona Republic, Phoenix. “Air Armada to Hunt 150 Navajos in Snow.” 12-17-1967, p. 1.)

Dec 20: “By United Press International A new storm carrying 4 to 7 inches of snow bore down on the snow-smothered Southwest today and tornadoes hammered the South for the third consecutive day. Unrelenting snowstorms dumped 17 inches of snow in the last 24 hours on Flagstaff, bringing the total accumulation to almost 9 feet. The new storm headed into New Mexico from the west and began to pour more snow on already roof-high drifts and snow-blocked roads. Authorities reported that residents of the snow-bound area were caught unprepared and many were finding it difficult to get food.

“At least 62 persons have been listed as dead as a result of the storm.

“Heavy rains drenched southern Arizona. Phoenix established a new record for December with almost 4 inches of rain. At Fort Huachuca, southwest of Tucson, almost an inch and a half of rain fell in a six-hour period today. A storm centered over Utah put down a heavy blanket of snow across the southern half of the state. Towering drifts, along with 49 inches of snow, blocked U.S. 160 at both ends of Monticello and Gov. Calvin Rampton ordered emergency state assistance to help clear the city’s traffic arteries. A county official said many cattle and sheep ranchers were marooned by the drifting snow. ‘All San Juan County roads are so heavily packed they can only be broken open with bulldozers,’ he said.

“Travelers warnings were broadcast for Utah, parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming, as the storm spread from the Rockies to the northern plains. Snow, snow mixed with rain freezing rain and sleet plastered Nebraska, the Dakotas and western Minnesota. Hazardous driving warnings were posted for the areas.

“The tornado-beleaguered South was hit by another twister. A tornado rumbled through a farmland in Mississippi, southwest of Jackson, damaging a barn and unroofing two unoccupied dwellings.

“Air and land rescue units stood by to supply tons of food and medicine to halt the nation’s largest Indian tribe — the Navajos — isolated by more than 40 inches of snow on the 250,000 acre reservation due east of the Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert.

“At least five of the Indians, including four babies, died in the storm that continues to thrash the reservation. Officials said 40,000 to 50,000 Indian families needed food and livestock fodder. The U.S. Air Force was ready to repeat the rescue missions undertaken Tuesday with 21 helicopters and other aircraft. Sixteen tons of food and medicine were dropped to 450 points on the reservation.

“Heavy snow warnings remained up over much of usually arid Arizona. Snow was reported today over a widespread area of the west, including Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, the mountain areas of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana and extending to the western Dakotas. Dillon, Mont., reported 14 below at 2 a.m. EST. The weather bureau expected the storm to begin leaving the southwest about Thursday and believed it would diminish somewhat before reaching the Dakotas.

“East of the Rockies, a different weather picture was painted. Clear skies prevailed, except for light rain from east Texas to South Carolina. Unseasonably mild weather dominated the southeast, where heat records were set Tuesday. Temperatures in the 80s were reported through much of the south, Including an 82 at Augusta, Ga., highest ever this late in the season, 83 at Jacksonville, Fla., and 81 at Wilmington, N.C. Colder weather added to the snow problems in the West, with little evidence of a return toward normalcy by Christmas.

“Residents of Miami, Ariz., were told late Tuesday night they could safely return to the homes they abandoned in anticipation of a dam break at the Blue Bird mine. The Arizona Highway Patrol cancelled an evacuation order after mine officials reported they thought the earth-fill dam two miles west of town would hold. Miami is about 60 miles east of Phoenix. But in the Indian reservation, 8,000 Indian families stranded in isolated areas since the storm struck had no such luck. ‘What worries us mostly is that many of them have been out there for the duration of the storm,’ said Dr. George Bock, reservation health director. ‘Most people not here do not realize what a mess we are in. Each time the road gets open the snow drifts in. Even our equipment is stuck.’ In New Mexico, where six counties have been declared emergency areas by the governor, relief was in sight with the expected abatement of the storm today.” (United Press International. “New Snowstorm Bears Down on Battered Southwest Areas.” Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA, 12-20-1967, pp. 1-2.)

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