Blizzards

Blizzards

Feb. 4-7, 2007

Snow: up to six feet
Greg Britton works a narrow path as he removes snow in front of his home in Mexico, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2007. Heavy lake effect snows buried communities along eastern Lake Ontario, dropping as much as six feet of snow.

Dec. 28-30, 2006

Snow: Up to 36 inches
This storm was the second blizzard that hit the mountains and Plains states in two weeks. With snow drifts up to 10 feet deep, this storm paralyzed the region, closing Denver's airport for nearly two days and endangering the lives of thousands of cattle.

Oct. 12-13, 2006

Snow: 24 inches
This storm set a record for October snowfall in Buffalo, N.Y. Because it was a wet, heavy snow, it did tremendous damage to trees and power lines, leaving nearly a million area residents without power.
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Feb. 11-12, 2006

Snow: 26.9 inches
The short nor'easter dropped snow from Virginia to Boston, including a record amount of snow in Central Park. Here, a dog enjoys his first snow outside the Hotel Pennsylvania in New
York City.

April 9-10, 2005

Snow: Up to two feet
The spring storm buried Colorado, closing airports and roads, and leaving many without power. Here, a resident enjoys one of the benefits of snow covered roads.

Feb. 15-18, 2003

Snow: 16.7 inches
Intrepid visitors at Rockefeller Center scale a mountain of snow in front of New York's Radio City Music Hall. The worst blizzard in seven years shut down much of the Northeast.
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Dec. 24-28, 2001

Snow: 81.5 inches
A five-day "lake effect" snowstorm dumped a record amount of snow -- almost seven feet -- on Buffalo, N.Y., burying cars and shutting down city government offices for
a week.
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Jan. 6-8, 1996

Snow: 10-30 inches
The storm buried Northeastern states from Virginia to Maine, dumping 30 inches of snow in Philadelphia and more than 20 inches in Washington and New York City. Here, snowblowers clear a runway in Philly.

March 12-14, 1993

Snow: 40 inches in seven states
This storm hit the eastern third
of the United States with record cold and snow; parts of North Carolina got more than 50 inches. In addition, the storm produced tornadoes, torrential rains and hurricane-force winds.

Feb. 6-7, 1978

Snow: 24-plus inches in places
This nor'easter dropped record amounts of snow from Queens, N.Y., (pictured) to Boston. Thousands of people were stranded and coastal flooding washed many beachfronthouses into the ocean.

Dec. 26-27, 1947

Snow: More than 26 inches
This storm blanketed New York City with 24 inches of snow in 24 hours, then added two more inches on top of that. It was the worst snowstorm in city history to that time.

Jan. 26-27, 1967

Snow: More than 23 inches
The worst storm in Chicago history stranded commuters, closed business for several days and caused drifts more than six feet high. Residents used children's sleds to carry groceries home.
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Jan. 27-28, 1922

Called the Knickerbocker Storm, it got its name because the weight of the snow caused the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater to cave in, killing 98 people. It was the largest storm in Washington, D.C. history.
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March 11-14, 1888

Snow: 50 inches in places
The most famous blizzard in U.S. history created snow drifts 50 feet high and snapped telephone wires, isolating East Coast cities for days. More than 400 deaths were reported.
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