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These massive storms made their mark on history and tragically claimed the lives of many people.
The following is a list of major snow and ice events in the United States that have caused noteworthy damage and destruction in their wake. The categories presented below are not used to measure the strength of a storm, but are rather indicators of how severely the snowfall affected the population in the storm's path.
This is a list of blizzards, arranged alphabetically by continent. A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
Ice Storm of 1994 [6] Considered one of the worst ice storms in US History. ... List of blizzards; List of weather records; Lowest temperature recorded on Earth;
Just look back at the 10 worst nor’easters in recorded history. The Great Blizzard of 1888 ... 3 feet of snow, storm ... This storm has many names—from Snowzilla to the Blizzard of 2016 and ...
A large number of severe snowstorms, some of which were blizzards, occurred in the United States during 1888 and 1947 as well as the early and mid-1990s. The snowfall of 1947 exceeded 2 ft (61 cm) with drifts and snow piles from plowing that reached 12 ft (3.7 m) and for months as temperatures did not rise high enough to melt the snow.
While the records date back for nearly or more than 100 years, the oldest storm to make the Top 10 lists was in 1945. A few storms in the 1960s made the lists, but many of the monster storms have ...
29 January, Yrväderstisdagen, saw Sweden affected by one of the worst snowstorms on record. [10] 5–6 February 1850. The Great Storm of 1850 saw a damaging gale cross the UK (tentatively linked to scouring of turf and sand which covered the Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae in Orkney). [11] Royal Charter Storm: 25–26 October 1859