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This is a list of blizzards, arranged alphabetically by continent. A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
Storm Category 3 1947 December 25–26: 26.4 inches (67 cm) — Blizzard Category 3 1950 November 24–30: 57 inches (140 cm) 978 hPa (28.9 inHg) Blizzard Category 5 1952 February 17–18 — — Storm — 1956 March 18–19 — — Blizzard — 1958 March 18–21 — — Storm Category 3 1960 December 11–12: 21.4 inches (54 cm) 966 hPa (28.5 ...
Storm named for stranded Hessian troops in deep snows stationed in Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War. [15] The Great Snow of 1786. December 4–10, 1786. Blizzard conditions and a succession of three harsh snowstorms produced snow depths of 2 feet (61 cm) to 4 feet (120 cm) from Pennsylvania to New England.
The January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzard was a significant and expansive winter weather event that produced blizzard conditions across the High Plains, [2] as well as a long swath of accumulating snow and and ice storm to the eastern half of the United States in early January 2025.
January 2000 North American blizzard; December 21–24, 2004, North American winter storm; Lake Storm Aphid; Early Winter 2006 North American storm complex; 2006 Colorado Holiday Blizzards; February 2007 North American blizzard; Early December 2007 North American winter storm; Mid-December 2007 North American winter storms; December 2009 North ...
The highest ranking storm on the list is the Great Blizzard of 1978, which scored a value of 39.07. The most recent storm to receive a category 5 ranking is the January 2016 United States blizzard, which scored a value of 20.14. The following list orders the storms chronologically. [1] [2] [3]
Cyclones. Extratropical cyclone. European windstorms; Australian East Coast Low "Medicane", Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones Polar cyclone; Tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, typhoon, or just "cyclone"
The highest ranking category 4 winter storm is the March 2–8, 1915 United States blizzard, which had an RSI of 17.67. The most recent storm to receive a category 4 ranking is the December 2022 North American winter storm, which scored an RSI value of 11.49. The following list orders the category 4 storms chronologically. [1] [2] [3]