Grandpa will always tell you about "the blizzard of __," of which you kids have no concept. I tell my kids about the ice storm in February of '98, when the electricity was out for two weeks and we had to sleep in the kitchen after we burned all the wood we could find. Yet personal memories are nothing compared to scientific measurements and news stories. The end of the 19th century was particularly bad for blizzards in the US, but some of the most deadly blizzards happened elsewhere. In 1972, 26 feet of snow fell in southern Iran. Yes, feet. That happened as the country was undergoing a years-long drought! Around 4,000 people died, many of them frozen to death inside their homes. In 2008, blizzards killed hundreds of people in both Afghanistan and China. But the US still has more blizzards than anywhere else. As we approach the beginning of spring, look back at ten of the worst blizzards in recorded history at Mental Floss.
I sledded off of my ROOF during that blizzard. Traffic was backed up on Rt 128 for miles with people stuck in their cars. 27 people killed. Military vehicles were called out. People cross country skied through Boston.
https://www.boston.com/news/history/2018/01/29/photos-blizzard-1978/