Blizzard of 1888

Blizzard of 1888

Two major blizzards occurred in the year 1888.

*The Great Blizzard of 1888 which struck parts of the eastern United States and Atlantic Canada from March 12 to March 14
*The so-called Schoolhouse Blizzard which affected the northern Great Plains on January 12


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