Blizzards of the Century:
Six insane North American snowstorms
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Daniel Martins
Digital Reporter
Digital Reporter
Sunday, November 23, 2014, 10:00 AM -
When a North American city gets pummelled so hard by snow you have the measure the totals in feet, as Buffalo was, your thoughts can't help but turn to whether it was the worst snowstorm ever.
There are countless storms on this continent that epitomized winter's fury, but by what measure would we choose the worst? Monthly records? Single-event? Single-day?
Rather than make this a scientific ranking, we picked a few North American examples that stood out, whether due to the sheer amount that fell in one go, or the kind of hardship it caused people in the area.
We'll start with the obvious: The most snow ever to fall in 24 hours.
Silver Lake, Colorado, April 14-15, 1921
To people in Buffalo wondering if the absurd snowfall totals blanketing their city are a new record, the answer is: Pretty close.
Buffalo snow: Ten insane tweets
10. Beer cooler!
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Cheryl Santa Maria
Digital Reporter
Digital Reporter
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 3:27 PM -
Buffalo is making headlines across Canada and the U.S. after lake effect snow blanketed the region, bringing up to 1.5 metres to some places.
The major snowstorm slammed New York state Tuesday, burying the Buffalo area .
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Here are ten insane tweets that were sent out during the historical snowfall.
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