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Great Blizzard of 1888

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published five days after the storm noted that the "fall of snow in this vicinity was comparatively small, and had it not been accompanied by a strong wind it would have been regarded as rather trifling in amount, the total depth, on a level, not exceeding ten inches".
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dumped as much as 50 inches (130 cm) of snow in parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts, while parts of New Jersey and New York had up to 40 inches (100 cm). Most of northern Vermont received from 20 inches (51 cm) to 30 inches (76 cm).
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area, more than 200 ships were either grounded or wrecked, resulting in the deaths of at least 100 seamen. Efforts were made to push the snow into the Atlantic Ocean. Severe flooding occurred after the storm due to melting snow, especially in the
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dropped from 33 Β°F (1 Β°C) to 8 Β°F (βˆ’13 Β°C), and rain changed to snow at 1am. The storm began in earnest shortly after midnight on March 12 and continued unabated for a full day and a half. In a 2007 article, the
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There is no overstating the significant impact this tragedy had on the metropolis, especially on transportation. The resulting standstill on the elevated lines resulted in the city adopting a plan to build
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Drifts averaged 30–40 feet (9.1–12.2 m), over the tops of houses from New York to New England, with reports of drifts covering three-story houses. The highest drift was recorded in
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Perhaps the most important legacy of the Blizzard of 1888 was the Boston subway system. Alarmed by the paralysis and economic damage the storm caused, Boston decided to build a subway.
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to Boston for days. Following the storm, New York began placing its telegraph and telephone infrastructure underground to prevent their destruction.
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The weather was unseasonably mild just before the blizzard, with heavy rains that turned to snow as temperatures dropped rapidly. On March 12,
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and described the blizzard and the courageous and successful struggle, told by boat-keeper Robert Robinson, of the crew from the pilot-boat
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recorded a low of 6 Β°F (βˆ’14 Β°C), the coldest so late in the season, with the high rising to only 12 Β°F (βˆ’11 Β°C).
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in excess of 50 feet (15 m). Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their homes for up to a week. Railway and
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were immobilized, and property loss from fire alone was estimated at $ 25 million (equivalent to $ 850 million in 2024).
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This article is about the blizzard in the eastern United States and Canada. For the blizzard in the Great Plains, see
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to clear. Transportation gridlock as a result of the storm was partially responsible for the creation of the
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Streets in New York City as the storm hit. Many overhead wires broke and presented a hazard to city dwellers.
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In New York, neither rail nor road transport was possible anywhere for days, and drifts across the
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politician, died as a result of the storm after attempting to walk home during the blizzard.
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was closed for two days. A full two day weather related closure would not occur again until
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Not all areas were notably affected by the Blizzard of 1888; an article in the
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system in the United States, which opened nine years later in Boston. The
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of Canada. Snow fell from 10 to 58 inches (25 to 147 cm) in parts of
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area, which was susceptible to flooding because of its topography.
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Connecticut State Library Blizzard of 1888 Photographic Collection
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National Snow and Ice Data Center: "Have Snow Shovel, Will Travel"
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On 1 October 1888, an article appeared in the first issue of the
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at 52 feet or 16 metres. 58 inches (150 cm) of snow fell in
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14th Street, New York City, "just after the storm" (March 14)
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Severe snowstorm in the northeastern United States and Canada
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The Blizzard of 1888: America’s Greatest Snow Disaster
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magazine about the great blizzard. It was written by
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and most of the large northeastern U.S. cities from
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Index

Schoolhouse Blizzard

Surface analysis
Extratropical cyclone
Blizzard
Eastern United States
Eastern Canada
blizzards
East Coast
Chesapeake Bay
Maine
Atlantic provinces
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
snowdrifts
telegraph lines
move these pieces of infrastructure underground


Brooklyn Bridge
New York City
National Weather Service
nor'easter
Gravesend, Brooklyn
Saratoga Springs, New York
Albany, New York
New Haven, Connecticut

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