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1979 Chicago blizzard: Upper Midwest of the United States US October 31–November 3, 1991 5 1991 Halloween blizzard: Eastern United States, Eastern Canada: Canada, US March 12–15, 1993 5 1993 Storm of the Century: East Coast of the United States: US January 6–8, 1996 5 North American blizzard of 1996: Northeastern United States US March 31 ...
We're heading toward the climatological peak time of year for major East Coast snowstorms. On Jan. 6, 1996, 29 years ago today, one of the strongest such snowstorms, known as the "Blizzard of 1996 ...
Undine crossed Ireland, the UK and Germany becoming one of the costliest storms of the 1990s with and estimated cost of £545m. A storm surge was noted with the storm's passage with waves up to 30 m (98 ft) high recorded out at sea. The storm was one of three which affected Europe in two weeks. [63] Unnamed 9 January 1991
While the southern and eastern U.S. and Cuba received the brunt of this massive blizzard, the Storm of the Century impacted a wider area than any in recorded history. February 1995 Nor'easter blizzard February 3–6, 1995; Blizzard of 1996 January 6–10, 1996; April Fool's Day Blizzard March 31 – April 1, 1997. US East Coast
The storm killed 51 people in Ohio and caused at least $100 million in damage. It closed roads, tore roofs from houses and stranded drivers 46 years ago today: Deadly blizzard of '78 piled ...
The most intense storm by lowest pressure and peak 10-minute sustained winds was Typhoon Tip, which was also the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in terms of minimum central pressure. Storms with a minimum pressure of 899 hPa (26.55 inHg) or less are listed. Storm information was less reliably documented and recorded before 1950. [6]
The wrath of the blizzard pummeled the mid-Atlantic between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14, 1899, with 20 to 30 inches of snow accumulating from central Virginia to western Connecticut, including 20.5 inches ...
The strongest gusts, of up to 100 knots (190 km/h; 120 mph), were recorded along the south-eastern edge of the storm, hitting mainly Berkshire, Hampshire, Sussex, Essex, and Kent. The Royal Sovereign lighthouse 6 miles (9.7 km) off Eastbourne recorded the highest hourly-mean wind speed in the UK on its instruments at 75 kn (139 km/h; 86 mph). [ 7 ]