North American blizzard of 1966

The Blizzard of 1966
Category 4 "Crippling" (RSI/NOAA: 12.28)
Snowfall totals with the storm.
TypeBlizzard
Winter storm
Nor'easter
FormedJanuary 27, 1966
DissipatedJanuary 31, 1966
Maximum snowfall
or ice accretion		103 inches (260 cm) Oswego, New York
Fatalities201

The Blizzard of 1966 was a nor'easter that impacted the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada from January 29 to February 1, 1966. Heavy lake effect snows preceded the cyclonic storm southeast of Lake Ontario. In and around the Lake Ontario snow belt, the storm period is considered to have lasted from January 27 to February 1, 1966, and the blizzard was a combination nor'easter and lake effect event in this region.

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