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Jan 28, 2020 · The decade blows in with a series of winter storms that threaten to incapacitate the High Country. But residents are resilient — and the rest of the state mobilizes to help. by Philip Gerard. 1960 Blizzard, West King Street, Boone, NC, courtesy of Curtis Hubbard, Glenn Thomas Collection, Digital Watauga Project.
By December 15, newspapers had attributed 286 deaths to the blizzard, including 54 in New York, 51 in New Jersey (later confirmed as 52), 26 in Pennsylvania, and 71 in the New England states. Fatalities related to the storm and associated cold snap were far-reaching, involving 23 states.
- After December 14, 1960
- 966 millibars
- December 10, 1960
- nor'easter
Feb 10, 2010 · Scientists say that the 1960 blizzard is still the snowiest period on record for the Southern Appalachians. Snow fell on average about every other day from Feb. 13 to March 26.
Dec 11, 2020 · On Dec. 11-12, 1960, 14.6 official inches of utterly shocking snow fell upon Philadelphia, then the nation’s fourth-largest city, and rocked the East Coast with blizzard-like conditions.
- Anthony R. Wood
Date: December 12, 1960. Original Title: Blizzard of 1960: Gales & Record Snows Blaster Eastern U.S. Film Type: Black and White / Sound. Credit: MCA/Universal Films. Archival Source: National Archives / 200-UN / 100630088. Transcript / Shot List.
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January 22-23, 1966. See also. References. External links. North American blizzard of 1966. The Blizzard of 1966 was a nor'easter that impacted the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada from January 29-February 1, 1966. Heavy lake effect snows preceded the cyclonic storm southeast of Lake Ontario.
Apr 13, 2022 · Published April 13, 2022 11:36am EDT. Historic Blizzard of 1966 brought 40-foot snow drifts to Dakotas. The storm began on March 2, 1966, and lasted four days with unrelenting snowfall and wind gusts of 70 mph. At least 18 people died in the storm. By Scott Sistek Source FOX Weather. 01:56.
