Take a look back at the Blizzard of 1978, the worst recorded winter storm ever to hit Cleveland and the Ohio Valley 38 years ago on Jan. 26. Initially, the National Weather service issued winter storm warnings. As two low pressure zones converged on the Ohio Valley, the storm intensified. The NWS issued a blizzard warning at 9 p.m. As the eye of the storm passed over Cleveland early on Jan. 26, the NWS recorded a barometric pressure of 28.28, the lowest ever recorded in Ohio and lower than most