The second largest blizzard killed at least 77 people when it stuck on Dec. 26, 1947. The paralyzing storm lasted for two days and dropped 25.8 inches on Central Park.

The great Blizzard of 1947 dropped 28.5 inches of snow and left hundreds of commuters stranded. It took days for the owners of these cars, parked near the St. George ferry terminal on Richmond ...

By the end of those two days, Central Park was blanketed in a whopping 26.4 inches of snow; according to NYC.gov, "the blizzard of 1947 still holds rank as the biggest snowstorm in New York City ...

The blizzard of 2006 has dropped the most snow ever on New York City, a record 26.9 inches as of 4:10 pm at Central Park. The previous biggest snowstorm of all time was 26.4", set Dec 26-27 1947.

One of the biggest snowstorms to hit the city was on December 26th and 27th of 1947. By the end of those two days, Central Park was blanketed in a whopping 26.4 inches of snow. According to NYC ...

Associated Press A scene from New York City's historic blizzard of 1947. New Yorkers are bracing for what forecasters are calling a "crippling and potentially historic blizzard." By the time many ...

It's still going strong further north, though, with towns in Massachusetts measuring up to 26 inches — which, interestingly, sounds strikingly similar to the Blizzard of 1947.

By season’s end, over 75.6 inches of snow fell, far exceeding the previous record of 63.2 set in the winter of 1947-1948. It hit NYC on the morning of January 7, 1996, and lasted for 37 hours ...