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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.
One of largest D.C. and Virginia area snowstorms ever recorded. Snow accumulations of 3 feet (91 cm) recorded. [16] The "Hessian Storm of 1778". December 26, 1778. Severe blizzard with high winds, heavy snows and bitter cold extending from Pennsylvania to New England. Snow drifts reported to be 15 feet (4.6 m) high in Rhode Island.
July 2011 Chilean winter storm: See also. List of ice storms; List of costly or deadly hailstorms; ... List of weather records; Lowest temperature recorded on Earth;
The wrath of the blizzard pummeled the mid-Atlantic between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14, 1899, with 20 to 30 inches of snow accumulating from central Virginia to western Connecticut, including 20.5 inches ...
The largest snowstorm on record for the Southeast U.S. coast hit just before Christmas in 1989, along with record cold. Wilmington, North Carolina recorded 15.3 inches of snow from Dec. 22 to 24 ...
The storm crossed the Florida peninsula with rain and wind, then intensified as it moved rapidly up the east coast. High Point, North Carolina, recorded 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) of snow. Washington, D. C. recorded a single-day snowfall of 20.5 inches (52 cm), which was a record for the time.
Impact: 4+ feet of snow, stranded trains, downed utilities Casualties: 400 deaths From New York City up through New England, this March 1888 storm blasted the region with up to 50 inches of snow ...
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]