The
Great Blizzard of 1888 or
Great Blizzard of '88 (March 11 – March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe recorded
blizzards in the history of the United States of America. Snowfalls of fell in parts of
New Jersey,
New York,
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and
Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than produced
snowdrifts in excess of . Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week.