January 26, 2015 – The massive winter storm hitting New York and neighboring New England states this week is expected to bring 12 to 18 inches of snow and cause widespread traffic disruptions. But it might not be as bad as the Great Blizzard of March 1888. The 19th century storm, considered one of the worst in U.S. history, dropped 50 inches of snow in some places and left 50-foot drifts in others. The blizzard shut down New York City for days. Its 75-mph winds and driving snow froze telephone and telegraph lines, halted public transportation, cut off electricity, and left hundreds dead.
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