The weather pattern is not that unique,it has happened before folks!! Great Blizzard of 1888 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the blizzard in the eastern United States and Canada. For the blizzard in the Great Plains, see Schoolhouse Blizzard. Great Blizzard of 1888 10 PM March 12 surface analysis of Great Blizzard of 1888.png Surface analysis of Blizzard on March 12, 1888 at 10 p.m. Type Extratropical cyclone Blizzard Winter storm Formed March 11, 1888 Dissipated March 14, 1888 Lowest pressure 982 hPa (29.0 inHg) Maximum snowfall or ice accretion 58 inches (147 cm) Damage $25 million (1888 dollars; equivalent to $660 million in 2015) Fatalities 400 Areas affected Eastern United States, Eastern Canada The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great Blizzard of 88 (March 11 – March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in the history of the United States of America. Snowfalls of 20–60 inches (51–152 cm) fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet (15 m). Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week.[1] JUST SAYIN!!!!
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