 Record low pressures were recorded in communities in Nebraska , Minnesota , Illinois , and Wisconsin , with a low of 28 @.@ 55 in ( 966 @.@ 8 mb ) in Duluth , Minnesota . In all , approximately 58 people died from effects of the blizzard and over 100 @,@ 000 farm animals were lost . The combination of snowfall totals , wind velocities , and cold temperatures made this one of the most severe blizzards the Upper Midwest has experienced . 
