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Heavy snowfall is able to paralyze even the largest city in a matter of hours - the road sweeps snow, people can not get to work or home, can not deliver the products to the stores, power lines damaged by the weight of the snow stuck. Somewhere utilities work better somewhere fail, but the fact remains - despite the technological progress of mankind is still too vulnerable to disaster impacts. We have collected 10 strongest snowfall ever recorded in the world. Most of them hit the American continent.





Chicago, USA 1967 - 58 centimeters of snow



This snow is remembered as the "Blizzard of the 67th." He struck the US Midwest from Michigan to Indiana. The record for the level has fallen over night snow was recorded in Chicago, Illinois. Total snow storm claimed the lives of 76 people, 26 of whom were from Chicago.

Ontario and Quebec, Canada 1971 - 61 centimeters of snow



This storm was called "Eastern Canadian snowstorm 71st." Snowfall accompanied by strong winds that reduced visibility to almost zero. At the very cold temperatures it has caused the death of 20 people. What is most surprising, the inhabitants of the province of Ontario, nobody asked to stay at home. Yet the snowfall was so strong that we had to cancel the game of local NHL team «Montreal Canadiens», which for the locals was a disaster.

Boston, USA 1978 - 69 centimeters of snow



Boston snow storm started in the worst possible time - in the afternoon, when most people were at work or school. Many were trapped in their cars. Moreover, it happened during the great tide, contributing to the most severe flooding in the area. Snowfall was a record for the Boston - was adding almost 10 centimeters every hour. As a result, in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island killed more than 100 people.

District Catskill Mountains and the Appalachian 1993 - 127 centimeters of snow



He dubbed the "storm of the century", because in March 1993 this storm piled snow the largest territory of all ever known. Snowfall was from eastern Canada almost to the Caribbean coast, covering 26 states. In some places, the storm was accompanied by very low temperatures and claimed 270 lives. Even in a hot state like Florida experienced a marked cooling. If the flat terrain dropped out of about 100 centimeters of snow, in the mountains it was more.

Saratoga Springs, United States 1888 - 147 centimeters of snow



"Blizzard of 1888" swept the northeast United States, burying more than 400 people, including hundreds of missing at sea. The storm was really the most severe - with a huge amount of snow, wild wind, the cold snap and a fierce blizzard. New York was paralyzed by a 22-centimeter layer of snow, and the town of Saratoga Springs just buried under five feet of snow.

New York, USA 2014 - 150 centimeters of snow



Abnormally heavy snowfall hit the US state of New York, just one month ago. According to the state government, two days fell annual rainfall. Element killed 6 people, has blocked 200 kilometers of highways and the airport in Buffalo had to cancel 40 percent of flights.

Lhyundze, Tibet 2008 - 182 cm snow



Despite the fact that Tibet - a place where pretty cool because of the altitude, usually is not a lot of snow. But 2008 was no exception - the locals were shocked when the snow did not stop for 36 hours, after covering some areas of snow layer thickness of up to 180 centimeters. The average thickness of the sheet was 150 centimeters. Many of the buildings could not withstand the pressure of the snow, the roads were not functioning, and 7 people died. Many had even score their pets to eat.

New England, USA 1717 - 274 cm snow



In the 18th century there was no more accurate meteorological calculations, so all known figures about the "Great Snow in 1717" is quite conventional. This storm has developed four snow storms hit at the same time on the territory of New England during the already harsh winter. The epicenter of the disaster came to Boston. Entire houses were covered with snow up to the top, and people had to go through a second floor window. At the time there was no snowplows, so people had to just wait until it melts. The roads were not functioning for over a week. Photos of that time, as you know, almost there.

Mount Shasta, United States 1959 - 480 centimeters of snow



If we evaluate the snowfall, this is perhaps the most snowfall in history. But he passed away in the mountains and hardly affected communities. Despite the almost three-fold compared with the "storm of the century 'snowfall, the snow covered a very small area and has remained virtually unnoticed.

Buffalo, USA 1977 - 506 centimeters of snow



Buffalo City is located in the north of the United States, but as a rule, characterized by warmer temperatures and less snow than the surrounding areas. In 1977, the city struck a moderate snowfall, but with very strong winds about 70 kilometers per hour. By that time, Buffalo was lying layer of snow, and even the local lake was frozen. As a result, not the strong snow storm caused severe frost, zero visibility and a terrible snowstorm, and by the end of the general layer of snow was five meters - an absolute record for a single season.