The worst blizzard death toll in the United States occurred in The Great Blizzard of 1888 in the Northeast.
More than 400 died in the March 11-14 storm that dumped between 40ā50 inches of snow in parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Roads were blocked and telephone, telegraph, and rail service were stopped for days and 200 ships were sunk.
New York and Boston created the first underground subways in response to the storm.