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400 fatalities. Damage. $25 million in 1888 (equivalent to $850 million in 2024) Areas affected. Eastern United States, Eastern Canada. 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.
Great Blizzard of 1888, winter storm that pummeled the Atlantic coast of the United States, from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, in March 1888. The blizzard caused more than $20 million in property damage in New York City alone and killed more than 400 people across the Eastern Seaboard.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 12, 2020 · Over 400 perished, including 200 in New York City alone, many literally buried in drifts in downtown Manhattan. On March 13, 1888, the temperature in New York fell to 6°F during the storm—still ...
Jul 30, 2018 · Published July 30, 2018. How the Blizzard of 1888 wreaked havoc, killed hundreds, and forced American cities into the modern age. Library of Congress. Nicknamed the Great White Hurricane, the Blizzard of 1888 was one of the most severe recorded storms in U.S. history.
Cities in the storm's path faced removal of "tons upon tons of snow, the largest amount to fall in two-and-a-half centuries of habitation," according to the comprehensive 1987 book Blizzard! The Great Storm of '88 by Judd Caplovich, which also cited oft-quoted figures of 400 fatalities, 200 of them in New York City.
Feb 13, 2014 · The blizzard raged from March 11 to March 14. The New York Public Library archives estimated that 200 people died in New York City. The New York Times reported that 21 inches of snow fell in...
Nov 13, 2009 · On March 11, 1888, one of the worst blizzards in American history strikes the Northeast, killing more than 400 people and dumping as much as 55 inches of snow in some areas. New York City ground...
