Park Place in Brooklyn, March 14, 1888.

Streets in New York City

The Great Blizzard of 1888 (March 12 – March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe blizzards in United States recorded history, with snow drifts in excess of 50 feet (15 m). All across the eastern seaboard there were snow walls up to 50 inches (1.3 m) high. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x744, 622 KB) Blizzard of 1888, Park Place in Brooklyn NY. March 14, 1888. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x744, 622 KB) Blizzard of 1888, Park Place in Brooklyn NY. March 14, 1888. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... For the Lebanese political coalition, see March 14 Alliance. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... New York City. ... New York City. ... The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildrens Blizzard (or The Childrens Blizzard), hit the U.S. plains states on January 12, 1888. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... For the Lebanese political coalition, see March 14 Alliance. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Look up Blizzard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Categories: US geography stubs ...

Storm history

As with some other recorded Great Blizzards, the preceding weather was unseasonably mild with heavy rains that turned to snow as temperatures dropped rapidly. The storm continued unabated for a full day and a half. The National Weather Service estimated that 50 inches (1.3 m) of snow fell in Connecticut and Massachusetts and 40 inches (1 m) covered New York and New Jersey. Winds blew up to 48 miles per hour (77 km/h), creating snowdrifts 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 m) high. When the storm finally ended, some places had totals of almost 50 to over 50 inches such as Albany, New York with 46.7 inches (119 cm) and Saratoga Springs had a total of over 58 inches (147 cm) of snow. For the singer, see Rain (singer). ... The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... NY redirects here. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area    - City 56. ... Saratoga Springs is a city located in Saratoga County, New York. ...

Effects

The "Great White Hurricane," as it was called, paralyzed the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, through to the Maritime provinces of Eastern Canada. Telegraph infrastructure was disabled, isolating New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. for days. Two hundred ships were grounded, and at least one hundred seamen died. Fire stations were immobilized, and property loss from fire alone was estimated at $25 million. One hundred people were killed in New York City alone and it is estimated 400 people died from the storm in all. The resulting transportation crisis led to the creation of the underground portion of the New York City Subway system, which was approved in 1894 and begun in 1900. Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The four Canadian Atlantic provinces. ... The Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna River empties into it. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... NY redirects here. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... A fire station is a building or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus i. ... Conflagration redirects here. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system operated by the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit. ...

Recovery

Food and fuel were scarce. All imports were stopped. Many people starved and died from lack of nutrition. The men made an effort to move the snow into the Atlantic Ocean. Fuel is any material that is capable of releasing energy when its chemical or physical structure is changed or converted. ...

See also

• Blizzard
• Nor'easter

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References

www.wikipedia.com

External links

• Borgna Brunner, "The Great White Hurricane"