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The winter of 1886–1887, also known as the Great Die-Up, was extremely harsh for much of continental North America, especially the United States. Although it affected other regions in the country, it is most known for its effects on the Western United States and its cattle industry .
The winter of 1885-1886 was mild on the northern plains but the blizzard of January 1886 was catastrophic for ranchers on the southern plains. The winter of 1886-1887 had a wider impact with the Big Die-up killing hundreds of thousands of cattle and bankrupting many ranchers on both the northern and southern plains. [8] [9]
Great Plains Blizzards of late 1886. On November 13, 1886, it reportedly began to snow and did not stop for a month in the Great Plains region. [26] Great Plains Blizzard of 1887. January 9–11, 1887. Reported 72-hour blizzard that covered parts of the Great Plains in more than 16 inches (41 cm) of snow.
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The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888), was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada. [ 3 ]
The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard, [2] or Children's Blizzard, [3] hit the U.S. Great Plains on January 12, 1888. With an estimated 235 deaths , it is the world's 10th deadliest winter storm on record.
A far-reaching storm system emerged from the Rockies early Wednesday and evolved into an all-out blizzard across a swath of the Plains stretching from Colorado through Minnesota.
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