2015 Event A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared 1996 Event Blizzard buries eastern U.S. causing at least 50 deaths 1993 Event Blizzard of '93 hits north-east U.S. 1987 Event Blizzard in New Jersey, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, New Jersey wins 7-5 1983 Event Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard 1979 Event Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100 1977 Event Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives 1947 Event NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow 1941 Event Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60 1941 Event Blizzard in North Dakota kills 151 1940 Event Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes) 1940 Event Blizzard strikes midwestern U.S. killing over 100 1939 Event Russian Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die 1933 Event "Great Black Blizzard" 1st great dust storm in Great Plains 1933 Event Black Blizzard snowstorm-duststorm rages from SD to Atlantic 1891 Event Great Blizzard of 1891 begins 1888 Event Great Blizzard of 1888 rages 1888 Event 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE U.S. (400 die) 1888 Event Great blizzard of '88 strikes the North East U.S. 1846 Event Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die
