The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard, [2] or Children's Blizzard, [3] hit the U.S. Great Plains on January 12, 1888. With an estimated 235 deaths, it is the world's 10th deadliest winter storm on record.

2009年11月13日 · On January 12, 1888, the so-called “Schoolchildren’s Blizzard” kills 235 people, many of whom were children on their way home from school, across the Northwest Plains region of the United ...

The blizzard of January 12, 1888, which became known as the “Children’s Blizzard” because so many children died trying to go home from school, was one of the deadliest winter storms in the upper Midwest.

On this date, January 11, 1888, an unseasonably warm current of air moved out of the Caribbean and surged north into the American Great Plains. It was the first in a series of events – a perfect storm that would create a blizzard that would change the face of American history forever.

2025年1月5日 · On January 12, 1888, an unexpected and devastating blizzard swept across the Great Plains, including South Dakota, Nebraska, and parts of Minnesota. Known as the “ Schoolchildren’s Blizzard,” this storm became infamous for its sudden onset, brutal conditions, and tragic death toll—many of whom were children caught on their way home from school.

The Children’s Blizzard of 1888. Background. The Children’s Blizzard, the Schoolhouse Blizzard, the Schoolchildren’s Blizzard. It goes and went by many names, but whatever it’s called, it’s widely acknowledged to have been one of the most severe weather events to …

2017年8月29日 · Scenes and Incidents from the Recent Terrible Blizzard in Dakota on January 12, 1888 – The storm came with no warning, and some accounts say that the temperature fell nearly 100 degrees in just 24 hours.

2013年1月11日 · Climate historians are quick to note that the “Children’s Blizzard” — so named because many of the victims were schoolkids trying to make it home — was not the most extreme blizzard ever to...