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The North American blizzard of 1996 was a severe nor'easter that paralyzed the United States East Coast with up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of wind-driven snow from January 6 to January 8, 1996. The City University of New York reported that the storm "dropped 20 inches of snow, had wind gusts of 50 mph and snow drifts up to 8 feet high."
Nearly half of the 65.5 inches of snow that fell in the 1995-1996 snow season came courtesy of the Blizzard of '96. The 27.6 inches the storm brought on Jan. 7 remains the greatest single-day ...
The U.S. Weather Bureau would describe this tornado as "the most officially observed one in history". [52] 1940 Blizzard: 154 $2 million Armistice Day Blizzard: North and Central Midwest Damage total not adjusted for inflation. 1938 Hurricane: 600 Great New England Hurricane: 1938 Flood: 115 Los Angeles Flood of 1938: Los Angeles 1937 Flood ...
Pages in category "1996 natural disasters in the United States" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... North American blizzard of 1996; P.
Shakur was shot four times on September 7, 1996, in Las Vegas. ... New York, was hit with a freak blizzard. Buffalo is no stranger to snow. ... USA TODAY. Snow prompts disaster declaration in Erie ...
While WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says this year's Halloween forecast does call for some snowflakes, it will be nothing compared to the wave of white that plopped down on the area 33 years ago.
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours. A ground blizzard is a weather condition where snow that has already fallen is being blown by wind. Blizzards can have an immense size and usually stretch to hundreds or ...
February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard; February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard; February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard; October 2010 North American storm complex; December 2010 North American blizzard; January 8–13, 2011 North American blizzard; January 25–27, 2011 North American blizzard; 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard