North American blizzard of 1999

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North American blizzard of 1999

Category 4 "Crippling" (RSI/NOAA: 15.30)
Snow removal in Oak Park, Illinois
Type	Winter storm
Formed	January 2, 1999
Dissipated	January 4, 1999
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion	28.0 inches (71 cm) South Haven, Michigan
Areas affected	Midwestern United States, Central Canada

The Blizzard of 1999 was a strong winter snowstorm which struck the Midwestern United States and portions of central and eastern Canada, hitting hardest in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, southern Ontario, and southern Quebec dumping as much as 60 centimetres (2 ft) of snow in many areas. Chicago received a recorded 21.6 in (55 cm).^[1] The storm hit just after New Year's Day, between January 2 and January 4, 1999. Travel was severely disrupted throughout the areas and the cities of Chicago and Toronto were also paralyzed. Additionally, record low temperatures were measured in many towns in the days immediately after the storm (January 4 – January 8).