 Surface analysis of Blizzard on January 13, 1888. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 12, 1888 |
| Dissipated | January 13, 1888 |
| Blizzard | |
| Lowest temperature | −56.8 °F (−49.3 °C) in Poplar River, Montana[1] |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 6 inches (15 cm) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 235 fatalities |
| Areas affected | Midwestern United States |
The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard,[2] or Children's Blizzard,[3] hit the U.S. Great Plains on January 12, 1888. With an estimated 235 deaths, it is the world's 10th deadliest winter storm on record.
- ^ The Blizzard of 1888: America’s Greatest Snow Disaster, Weather Underground, March 12, 2020
- ^ Everest, Bill (2009). Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places. New York: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 22–26.
- ^ Laskin, David (2004). [httpd://archive.org/details/brainchildren The Children's Blizzard]. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-052076-0.