When the snow finally melted in late spring of 1881, huge sections of the plains were flooded. Massive ice jams clogged the Missouri River and when they broke the downstream areas were ravaged. Most of the town of Yankton, in what is now South Dakota, was washed away when the river overflowed its banks. The Storm of the Century
The Storm of the Century, also known as the Great Blizzard of 1993, was a large cyclonic storm that formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 12, 1993, and dissipated in the North Atlantic Ocean on March 15. It is unique for its intensity, massive size and wide-reaching effect. At its height, the storm stretched from Canada towards Central America, but its main impact was on the United States and Cuba. The cyclone moved through the Gulf of Mexico, and then through the Eastern United States before moving into Canada. Areas as far south as northern Alabama and Georgia received a dusting of snow and areas such as Birmingham, Alabama, received up to 12 in (30 cm)  with hurricane-force wind gusts and record low barometric pressures. Between Louisiana and Cuba, hurricane-force winds produced high storm surges across northwestern Florida, which along with scattered tornadoes killed dozens of people. In the United States, the storm was responsible for the loss of electric power to over 10 million customers. It is purported to have been directly experienced by nearly 40 percent of the countrys population at that time.
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1950 to 1959
Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 November 24–30, 1950
March 1958 Noreaster blizzard March 18–21, 1958. The Mount Shasta California Snowstorm of 1959 – The storm dumped 189 inches (480 cm) of snow on Mount Shasta. The bulk of the snow fell on unpopulated mountainous areas, barely disrupting the residents of the Mount Shasta area. The amount of snow recorded is the largest snowfall from a single storm in North America. 1960 to 1969
March 1960 Noreaster blizzard March 2–5, 1960
December 1960 Noreaster blizzard December 12–14, 1960. Wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). March 1962 Noreaster Great March Storm of 1962 – Ash Wednesday. North Carolina and Virginia blizzards. Struck during Spring high tide season and remained mostly stationary for almost 5 days causing significant damage along eastern coast, Assateague island was under water, and dumped 42 inches (110 cm) of snow in Virginia. North American blizzard of 1966 January 27–31, 1966
Chicago Blizzard of 1967 January 26–27, 1967
February 1969 noreaster February 8–10, 1969
March 1969 Noreaster blizzard March 9, 1969
December 1969 Noreaster blizzard December 25–28, 1969. 1970 to 1979
The Great Storm of 1975 known as the "Super Bowl Blizzard" or "Minnesotas Storm of the Century". January 9–12, 1975. Wind chills of −50 °F (−46 °C) to −80 °F (−62 °C) recorded, deep snowfalls. Groundhog Day gale of 1976 February 2, 1976
Buffalo Blizzard of 1977 January 28 – February 1, 1977.