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Schoolhouse Blizzard (1888) Great Blizzard of 1888

The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Schoolhouse Blizzard, was one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. history. It hit the plains states unexpectedly on January 12, 1888, catching many children at school and people unaware. Snowfalls of 20-60 inches and winds over 45 mph produced heavy snowdrifts, reducing visibility. Over 200 schoolchildren and others perished in the blizzard. The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, killing 695 people as it crossed parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The Great Natchez Tornado of 1840 was the second deadliest, killing over 300 people in Natchez,

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Schoolhouse Blizzard (1888) Great Blizzard of 1888

The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Schoolhouse Blizzard, was one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. history. It hit the plains states unexpectedly on January 12, 1888, catching many children at school and people unaware. Snowfalls of 20-60 inches and winds over 45 mph produced heavy snowdrifts, reducing visibility. Over 200 schoolchildren and others perished in the blizzard. The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, killing 695 people as it crossed parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The Great Natchez Tornado of 1840 was the second deadliest, killing over 300 people in Natchez,

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Great Blizzard of Schoolhouse

1888 Blizzard (1888)


The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also
The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great
Blizzard of '88 (March 11 – Marchknown as the Schoolchildren's
14, 1888) was one of the most Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard,
severe recorded blizzards in ortheChildren's Blizzard, hit the U.S.
plains states on January 12, 1888.
history of the United States of
The blizzard came unexpectedly on a
America. The storm, referred to as
relatively warm day, and many
the Great White Hurricane,
people were caught unaware,
paralyzed the East Coast fromincluding
the children in one-room
Chesapeake Bay to Maine, as well schoolhouses.
as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.
What made the storm so deadly was
Snowfalls of 20–60 inches (51–152
the timing (during work and school
cm) fell in parts of New Jersey, New
hours), the suddenness, and the brief
York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
spell of warmer weather that
and Connecticut, and sustained preceded it. In addition, the very
winds of more than 45 miles strongper wind fields behind the cold
hour (72 km/h) produced snowdrifts
front and the powdery nature of the
snow reduced visibilities on the open
Tri-state tornado (1925)
Natchez Tornado
(1840)
The Great Tri-State Tornado of
Wednesday, March 18, 1925 was the
deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The Great It Natchez Tornado hit
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151 to 235 mi track left by the tornado
more than 317 people.
was the longest ever recorded in the
The final death toll was 48 on land
world as it crossed from southeastern
(with 47 deaths in Natchez and one in
Missouri, through southern Illinois, then
Vidalia) and 269 on the river, mostly
into southwestern Indiana.
from the sinking of flatboats. In
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addition to the 317 deaths, only 109
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