The North American blizzard of 2006 was a nor'easter that began on the evening of February 11, 2006 and impacted much of eastern North America. It dumped heavy snow across the Mid-Atlantic and New Eng
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn on February 12
A loader clears snow in New York City during a lull in the snowfall on Sunday, February 12
Falls Church, Virginia outside of Washington, D.C. in Northern Virginia during the storm
From January 6–8, 1996, a deadly, historic and crippling blizzard, commonly referred to as the Blizzard of 1996 or simply Blizzard of '96, struck the United States East Coast with up to 4 feet of wind
North American blizzard of 2006
…and Newark Liberty International Airport) were closed during the record blizzard, for the first time since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Like the Blizzard of 1996, this winter storm does not meet the criteria to be called a blizzard, however. The winds were not strong enough, and visibility was not poor enough…
Picture taken of the aftermath of a Washington Metro accident at Shady Grove station during the blizzard, which resulted in the death of a Metro operator
Blizzard of 1996 snowdrifts, Yonkers, New York.
Blizzard of 1996 Mid Atlantic Snowfall accumulation. (By National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia.)