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  2. Blizzard - Wikipedia

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    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 is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds.

  3. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    1 Ten deadliest natural disasters by highest estimated death toll excluding epidemics and famines. ... 3.13 Winter storms. 4 See also. 5 Notes. 6 References. 7 ...

  4. 1972 Iran blizzard - Wikipedia

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    The Iran blizzard of February 1972 was the deadliest blizzard in history, as recorded by the Guinness Book of Records. [1][2] A week-long period of low temperatures and severe winter storms, lasting 3–9 February 1972, resulted in the deaths of over 4,000 people. [3] Storms dumped more than 7.9 metres (25 ft 11 in) of snow across rural areas ...

  5. Buffalo digs out after blizzard deemed worst in 45 years - AOL

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    The governor called it an "epic, once-in-a-lifetime" weather disaster that ranked as the fiercest winter storm to hit Buffalo, New York state's second-largest city, since a crippling 1977 blizzard ...

  6. Great Lakes Storm of 1913 - Wikipedia

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    The storm was the deadliest, most destructive natural disaster in recorded history to hit the Great Lakes, killing more than 250 people, destroying nineteen ships and stranding nineteen others. [34] [35] [36] About US$1 million of cargo—including coal, iron ore and grain—weighing about 68,300 tons was lost. [37]

  7. 1996 Mount Everest disaster - Wikipedia

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    The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest season on Mount Everest at the time and the third deadliest after the 23 fatalities resulting from avalanches caused by the April 2015 ...

  8. List of major snow and ice events in the United States

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    Blizzard — 1922 January 27–29 — — Blizzard Category 5 1940 November 10–12: 27 inches (69 cm) 971 hPa (28.7 inHg) Blizzard — 1944 December 10-13: 36 inches (91 cm) — Storm Category 3 1947 December 25–26: 26.4 inches (67 cm) — Blizzard Category 3 1950 November 24–30: 57 inches (140 cm) 978 hPa (28.9 inHg) Blizzard Category 5 1952

  9. 1993 Storm of the Century - Wikipedia

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    Part of the 1992–93 North American winter and tornado outbreaks of 1993. The 1993 Storm of the Century (also known as the 93 Superstorm, The No Name Storm, or the Great Blizzard of '93/1993) was a cyclonic storm that formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 12, 1993. The cold weather, heavy snowfall, high winds and storm surges that the storm ...