Worst Blizzards In History Photos
Forget six inches try shoveling six feet.
Worst blizzards in history photos. Tibet suffered one of the worst blizzards in history with snow reaching reaching an average 69 inches deep. Winter weather s worst storms 1. The worst blizzards in u s. History over 400 people across new england lost their lives.
The white hurricane 1913. Other deadly blizzards include. Worst blizzards in recent history. In tibet it was the worst blizzards in history.
Jan 22 2016 chris kleponis getty images. Feb 13 15 1866 arguably one of the worst blizzards in minnesota history lasted 3 days drifts to 20 ft buried barns in western counties struck at nite so deaths were reduced. Nov 10 1835 severe storms caused 19 shipwrecks on great lakes 254 sailors died. Mar 14 16 1870 blizzard struck northern iowa and.
It brought up to 50 inches of snow to several states including connecticut new jersey massachusetts and new york. This blizzard was the deadliest in u s. It snowed continuously for 36 hours and the snow was even six feet deep in some places. Great blizzard of 1888 in the us 400 deaths 1993 north american storm complex in the us 318 schoolhouse blizzard in the us 235 hakkoda mountains in japan 199 north american blizzard of 1996 in the us 154 1940 armistice day blizzard in the us 144 and the 2008 chinese winter storms in china 133.
The first storm on our list is the white hurricane of 1913 and was the worst storm to ever hit the great lakes region. Join us as we take a look back at the 10 worst us winter storms and learn some tips along the way that will keep your organization warm and safe this winter season. Until about 1 00 p m leaving an accumulation of 29 inches during the 5 hours or so that it snowed. Does anyone remember the blizzard of february of 1972.
In some places snow drift accumulation totaled over 50 feet. The great blizzard of 1888. I was near ithaca new york where it snowed heavily between around 9 00 a m. But how do these storms truly match up to the worst storms to hit the united states.
14 amazing photos of history s worst blizzards. Take a look at some of the worst blizzards to ever hit u s. This blizzard lasted from february 14 to february 19 and shut down cities from washington dc to boston and caused 20 million in damage. Cities from washington dc to boston were blanketed with 15.
Nov 8 1870 first winter storm warning was issued by the u s. 144 400 heads of livestock died and 7 people died and one person went missing.