Worst Blizzards In History Photos
But how do these storms truly match up to the worst storms to hit the united states.
Worst blizzards in history photos. I was near ithaca new york where it snowed heavily between around 9 00 a m. The worst blizzards in u s. Cities from washington dc to boston were blanketed with 15. The first storm on our list is the white hurricane of 1913 and was the worst storm to ever hit the great lakes region.
Worst blizzards in recent history. It brought up to 50 inches of snow to several states including connecticut new jersey massachusetts and new york. It seems that every time a big snowstorm is in the forecast the media hails it as record breaking or historic in some way or another. Nov 10 1835 severe storms caused 19 shipwrecks on great lakes 254 sailors died.
Nov 8 1870 first winter storm warning was issued by the u s. Forget six inches try shoveling six feet. Great blizzard of 1888 in the us 400 deaths 1993 north american storm complex in the us 318 schoolhouse blizzard in the us 235 hakkoda mountains in japan 199 north american blizzard of 1996 in the us 154 1940 armistice day blizzard in the us 144 and the 2008 chinese winter storms in china 133. Winter weather s worst storms 1.
Tibet suffered one of the worst blizzards in history with snow reaching reaching an average 69 inches deep. 144 400 heads of livestock died and 7 people died and one person went missing. This blizzard was the deadliest in u s. Take a look at some of the worst blizzards to ever hit u s.
14 amazing photos of history s worst blizzards. The great blizzard of 1888 is regarded as one of the most destructive blizzards recorded in the history of the united states. It snowed continuously for 36 hours and the snow was even six feet deep in some places. In tibet it was the worst blizzards in history.
This blizzard lasted from february 14 to february 19 and shut down cities from washington dc to boston and caused 20 million in damage. The white hurricane 1913. Mar 14 16 1870 blizzard struck northern iowa and. Flakes first began to fall march 11 and some people in massachusetts were confined to their homes for over a week.
Feb 13 15 1866 arguably one of the worst blizzards in minnesota history lasted 3 days drifts to 20 ft buried barns in western counties struck at nite so deaths were reduced. Does anyone remember the blizzard of february of 1972. In some places snow drift accumulation totaled over 50 feet. Other deadly blizzards include.
The great blizzard of 1888. Jan 22 2016 chris kleponis getty images.