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- 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.
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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.
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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.
- 400 fatalities
- 980 hPa (29 inHg)
Mar 14, 2016 · But the blizzard of 1888 is not only notable because of the extent of the damage. It also made inhabitants of the city think more critically about how the city was built and how it ran, as well as about the consequences of city’s sharp divisions of race, class, and gender.
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...
- Missy Sullivan
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The Winter of 1888: The Children’s Blizzard January 1888 saw the most intense cold wave on record impact the Intermountain West and Northwest portions of the country. This spread eastward during the third week of the month, bringing additional all-time cold records to the Upper Midwest.
Jul 30, 2018 · But the true effects of the Blizzard of 1888 lasted far longer than just a few days. The Aftermath. In New York City, the storm caused severe infrastructural damage as well, trapping people indoors for days, often without adequate food, fuel, and other supplies.
Dec 28, 2023 · “BLIZZARD WAS KING. The Metropolis Helpless Under Snow,” reports the Sun on March 13, 1888. Over a three-day period, upwards of three feet of snow falls as a huge, destructive blizzard roars across the east coast from Delaware to Montreal.
