Blizzards
of America: 400 dead |
1883 |
March |
11th-14th |
Maine
to Maryland |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Blizzard
& Winds: 100d |
1940 |
November |
11th |
Midwest
& Rocky Mntns |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Blizzard
kills 20 |
1945 |
February |
8th-9th |
New
England |
America |
Snow |
Blizzard |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Ice
storm kills 25 |
1945 |
December |
24th-25th |
N
& S Carolina |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Worst
snowfall:55 dead |
1947 |
December |
26th |
N/York-N/Atlantic
states |
America |
Snow |
26.8
inches |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Blizzard
kills 29 |
1948 |
November |
17th-20th |
South
west America |
America |
Snow |
Blizzard |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snowstorm
kills 24 |
1948 |
December |
19th-20th |
North
West America |
America |
Snow |
20
inches |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snowstorm
kills 295 |
1950 |
November |
25th-28th |
North
East America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snowstorm/floods:20+dead |
1952 |
January |
12th-19th |
California
& Nevada |
America |
Snow |
Storm/Floods |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Blizzards
kill 20+ |
1952 |
January |
22nd-23rd |
Minnesota
& Dakota |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
kills 50 |
1952 |
February |
18th-19th |
New
England |
America |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
kills 18 |
1955 |
February |
18th |
Western
America |
America |
Snow |
Snow
storm |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
kills 18 |
1956 |
February |
4th |
Texas |
America |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
kills 162 |
1956 |
March |
20th |
W.Virginia
to Maine |
America |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
kills 170 |
1958 |
February |
15th-16th |
North
East America |
America |
Snow |
Blizzards |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snowstorms
kill 56 |
1958 |
March |
19th-21st |
Virginia
to Maine |
America |
Snow |
Storms
3 dys |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Dead:34
Inj:12 Miss:19 |
1958 |
November |
17th |
Western
& central |
America |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Severe
snow kills 100 |
1961 |
February |
3rd-4th |
North
East America |
America |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Winter
storms:112 dead |
1962 |
December |
13th |
Eastern
and Mid |
America |
Snow |
Low
Temp |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
& freezing temps:140dead |
1964 |
January |
14th |
Eastern
seaboard |
America |
Snow |
Storms
4 dys |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Blizzards
Blanket 21States: 17 dead |
1965 |
February |
24-25th |
Central
& Eastern |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Raging
blizzard: 20+ dead |
1966 |
March |
4th |
Upper
Middle West |
America |
Snow |
Winds
100mph |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Heavy
snow & cold: 37 dead |
1966 |
November |
4th |
Midwest
to the South |
America |
Snow |
Blizzards/Cold |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Sudden
snowfall: 80 dead |
1967 |
January |
26th-27th |
Lower
Great Lakes |
America |
Snow |
Drifts
26inches |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
kills 74 |
1967 |
February |
7th-8th |
East
coast of America |
America |
Snow |
Blizzards
& Cold |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Blizzards
kill 50 + |
1967 |
December |
12th-20th |
South
West America |
America |
Snow |
Drifts
6ft |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow,sleet,icy
rain:55 dead |
1968 |
January |
14th |
Atlantic
coastline |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Two
day storm: 166 dead |
1969 |
February |
9th-10th |
NewEngland-Pennsylvania |
America |
Snow |
15
inches |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Heavy
snow: 54 dead |
1969 |
February |
24th-27th |
New
England-Virginia |
America |
Snow |
2-3ft
deep |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
drifts 12ft: 37 dead |
1971 |
January |
4th |
Midwest
America |
America |
Snow |
Storm |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Power
supply cut off |
1973 |
December |
17th |
Atlantic
Seaboard |
America |
Snow |
Snow
storms |
No |
Cardex |
Blizzard
kills 50 |
1975 |
January |
(early) |
MidWest/Central |
America |
Snow |
Subzero
Temp. |
No |
Cardex |
Highways
blocked |
1977 |
March |
(mid) |
Central
America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Snow
storm kills 13 |
1979 |
February |
19th |
N.York
& N.Jersey |
America |
Snow |
Snow
20inches |
No |
Cardex |
Blizzard
kills 10 |
1979 |
November |
21st |
Colorado
to Wyoming |
America |
Snow |
Snow24inches |
No |
Cardex |
Snow
causes chaos:17d |
1981 |
November |
19th-20th |
Michigan
& Minnesota |
America |
Snow |
Snow
Storm |
No |
Cardex |
Arctic
Cold & Snow:230+d |
1982 |
January |
9th-17th |
|
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Blizzard
kills 33 |
1982 |
April |
6th |
Rockies
to N/E states |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Immobilised
by Arctic Snow |
1984 |
February |
4th |
Plains
states |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Winter
Storm Cripples Cities |
1984 |
February |
28th |
Mid/Eastern
America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Roads
impassable |
1984 |
March |
9th |
Eastern
America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Snow
1-3ft |
1984 |
March |
14th |
New
York - Maine |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Snow
& Thunderstorms |
1984 |
March |
19th-23rd |
Western
America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Low
temperatures kill 24 |
1985 |
Jan/Feb |
30th/2nd |
Michigan-New
England |
America |
Snow |
Snow
storms |
No |
Cardex |
Snow
storms kill 33 |
1985 |
November |
(mid) |
North
western America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Blizzards
kills 19 |
1985 |
December |
(early) |
Mid
Western America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Arctic
weather kills 37 |
1987 |
January |
22nd |
East
Coast of America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Hundreds
of RTA's |
1987 |
February |
16th |
North
Carolina |
America |
Snow |
Ice
storm |
No |
Cardex |
Major
snowstorm |
1987 |
December |
12th-16th |
Midwestern
America |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Bone
chilling storm |
1988 |
January |
2nd-8th |
Midwest-East |
America |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Driving
fatalities: 22 |
1988 |
February |
12th-13th |
South
-North East |
America |
Snow |
Snowstorm |
No |
Cardex |
Blizzard
of '96:100dead |
1996 |
January |
7th-8th |
N/E
America |
America |
Snow |
Blizzards |
No |
Cardex |
Weather
kills 17 |
1996 |
November |
24th-25th |
S.Plains
& Mississippi |
America |
Snow |
Ice
storms |
No |
Cardex |
Snow
kills 127 |
1960 |
December |
12th |
Atlantic
Seaboard |
America&Canada |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
kills 72 |
1953 |
August |
31st |
Andes
Mountains |
Argentina-Chile |
Snow |
Snowstorm |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Frozen
to death:13 |
1954 |
April |
16th |
Dachstein
Mountain |
Austria |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Cold
wave kills 17 |
1985 |
January |
6th |
Rangpur |
Bangladesh |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Gold
prospectors killed |
1989 |
June-July |
(mid)(Early) |
Western
China |
China |
Snow |
Blizzards |
No |
Cardex |
Harshest
winter in 40yrs |
1992 |
February |
(early) |
Israel
to Turkey |
EastMediterranean. |
Snow |
Blizzards |
No |
Cardex |
London
Snow |
1814 |
January |
3rd |
London |
England |
Snow |
Weather |
Yes |
615 |
Incidents
of skaters |
1854 |
January |
|
Regents
Park,London |
England |
Snow |
Ice
breaks |
Yes |
515 |
Skaters
killed : 40+ |
1867 |
January |
15th |
Regent's
Park, London |
England |
Snow |
Ice
too weak |
Yes |
687 |
Great
Victorian Blizzard |
1881 |
January |
18th |
|
England |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Vehicle
rescued 200 |
1990 |
December |
7th |
Durham |
England |
Snow |
Weather |
Yes |
342 |
Power
& water cut off |
1991 |
December |
8/9th |
Derbyshire |
England |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Leicestershire
cut off |
1991 |
December |
8/9th |
Leicestershire |
England |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Warwick
Emergency Plan |
1991 |
December |
8/9th |
Warwickshire |
England |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Intense
Cold kills 900+ |
1956 |
February |
|
Entire
continent |
Europe |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snowdrifts
kill 23 |
1982 |
January |
9th-12th |
|
Europe |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Five
day snowstorm |
1984 |
January |
12th-16th |
Northern
Europe |
Europe |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Extreme
cold kills 200 |
1985 |
January |
(early) |
Western
Europe |
Europe |
Snow |
Arctic
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Siberian
weather kills 265 |
1987 |
January |
|
|
Europe |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Heavy
snow & rain kill 12 |
1990 |
December |
9th |
|
Europe |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Extreme
cold kills 350+ |
1995 |
December |
(late) |
U.K
to Bangladesh |
Europe
& Asia |
Snow |
Blizzards/cold |
No |
Cardex |
Mountain
climbers killed |
1986 |
August |
|
Mont
Blanc, Chamonix |
France |
Snow |
ascending |
No |
Cardex |
Cable
Car disaster: 21 dead |
1999 |
July |
1st |
St.Etienne-en-DevoluyGap |
France |
Snow |
Cable
broke |
Yes |
(V)
563 |
British
Climbers trapped:1dead |
1999 |
January |
late |
Mont
Blance Range |
French
Alps |
Snow |
Heavy
snowstorms |
Yes |
562 |
Cold
weather kills 270 |
1981 |
January |
|
Srinagar&
Kashmir state |
India |
Snow |
Month
long |
No |
Cardex |
Blanket
of snow kills 60 |
1986 |
November |
14th |
Kashmir
State |
India |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Trapped
in mountains |
1986 |
November |
17th |
Srinagar |
India |
Snow |
Snowstorm |
No |
Cardex |
Pilgrims
Stranded:239dead |
1996 |
August |
(late) |
Himalayas,
Kashmir |
India |
Snow |
Snowstorms |
No |
Cardex |
Blizzards
cause disaster |
1972 |
February |
10th |
|
Iran |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Cable
Car falls 200ft: 42 dead |
1976 |
March |
9th |
Cavalese |
Italy |
Snow |
Loose
cable |
No |
Cardex |
Dead:
18 Missing: 180 |
1955 |
February |
21st |
|
Japan |
Snow |
Blizzard |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snowdrifts
16ft: 86 dead |
1963 |
February |
2nd |
Western
Japan |
Japan |
Snow |
Blizzards |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snow
storm kills 13 |
1986 |
March |
24th |
Tokyo |
Japan |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Mountain
porters killed |
1972 |
October |
21st |
Rajdhan
Pass, Srinagar |
Kashmir |
Snow |
Strong
winds |
No |
Cardex |
First
Snow in 26 years: 34dead |
1967 |
January |
12th |
Mexico
City |
Mexico |
Snow |
Winter
storm |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Mountain
climbers killed |
1994 |
November |
(mid) |
Mount
Pisang |
Nepal |
Snow |
Climber
slips |
No |
Cardex |
School
Party in Blizzards: 6 dead |
1971 |
November |
21st |
Cairngorms
|
Scotland |
Snow |
Blizzards |
No |
Cardex |
Snow
& Floods:78 dead |
1954 |
January |
3rd-9th |
|
Southern
Europe |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Snowstorm
kills 11 |
1987 |
October |
19th-21st |
|
Tibet |
Snow |
Froze
to death |
No |
Cardex |
Climbers
killed 17 |
1991 |
January |
3rd |
Meili
Snow Mountain |
Tibet |
Snow |
Snowstorm |
No |
Cardex |
Two
week long freeze |
1972 |
February |
14th |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Deep
freeze kills 41+ |
1993 |
Nov/Dec |
Late/early |
Moscow |
USSR |
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |
Three
Boys die on Snowdon |
1972 |
February |
20th |
Snowdon
Mountain |
Wales |
Snow |
Slipped
on Ice |
No |
Cardex |
Winter
1962 -63 |
1962 |
1963
Winter |
|
|
|
Snow |
Weather |
No |
Cardex |