* Great Blizzard of 1993

* The 1993 Rugrats episode, " The Blizzard ", featured an attempt by the babies to reach the " North Pole " in their back yard, aided by " Angelinook of the North ".

* The most prominent natural disasters of the decade include: Hurricane Andrew striking South Florida in August 1992, the crippling super storm of March 1993 along the Eastern Seaboard, the devastating 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, the Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe, Japan in January 1995, the Blizzard of 1996 in the eastern U. S., the US drought of 1999, the deadly Hurricane Mitch which struck Central America in October 1998, and the destructive Oklahoma tornado outbreak in May 1999, the August 1999 İzmit earthquake in Turkey, and the September 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan.

* March 13 – March 15 – The Great Blizzard of 1993 strikes the eastern U. S., bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way from Cuba to Quebec ; it reportedly kills 184.

The Buran (,, Snowstorm or Blizzard ) program was a Soviet and later Russian reusable spacecraft project that began in 1974 at TsAGI and was formally suspended in 1993.

The county took a direct hit from " The Storm of the Century ", also known as the "’ 93 Superstorm ", or " The ( Great ) Blizzard of 1993 ".

It hosted teams by three names in the ECHL in a custom built facility known as the LancerLot ; after the roof collapsed during the Blizzard of 1993, the franchise moved to the Roanoke Civic Center.

Unlike the lower elevations in the surrounding regions, heavy snows often fall from December to March, with accumulating in the Great Blizzard of 1993.

For example, the Blizzard of 1993 dumped of snow in under 24 hours.

Rock N ' Roll Racing is a battle-racing video game developed by Silicon & Synapse ( now known as Blizzard Entertainment ) and published by Interplay for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993.

The core personnel of Flagship Studios had been collaborating as a team since 1993 when they founded Condor Studios ( later bought out and renamed Blizzard North ) and in addition to the Diablo franchise many were key high level executives in the development of Warcraft, StarCraft, and World of Warcraft.

In 1993 three of the remaining teams, the Toronto Blizzard, Vancouver 86ers and Montreal Impact joined the United States ' A-League.

The Storm of the Century, also known as the ’ 93 Superstorm, or the ( Great ) Blizzard of 1993, was a large cyclonic storm that formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 2, 1993 and dissipated two weeks later on March 15.

The road was closed for days after the Great Blizzard of 1993, when of snow fell, and snowdrifts piled up to twice that.

* 1993 Christmas / Holiday Lemmings has difficulty ratings " Flurry " and " Blizzard " with 16 levels each, and was sold in stores at first, but was later made freely available with the release of Holiday Lemmings 1994.

For the second team to use the name, see Toronto Blizzard ( 1986 – 1993 )

The team played in Huntington, West Virginia and were known as the Huntington Blizzard from 1993 – 2000 in the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.

While this was a major snow event for southern New England, the Blizzard of 1996 was not as intense as other recent events, notably the Blizzard of 1978 and the March 1993 Superstorm.

It occurred outside the typical tropical storm season and likely was a late-season winter storm like Great Blizzard of 1993.

The roof of the LancerLot collapsed as a result of heavy snowfall during the Blizzard of 1993 resulting in hockey moving back to the Roanoke Civic Center.

Lastman gained national attention after multiple snowstorms, including the Blizzard of 1999, dumped 118 cm of snow and effectively closed the city.

In January 1978, Chicago was hit by the Great Blizzard of 1978, which dumped record amounts of snow throughout the midwest.

Cold air masses arriving over the mountains in winter can lead to significant snowfalls, such as the Blizzard of 1996 and winter storms of 2009 – 2010.

Its flow, drainage, and destination have been altered over the years by human development: It crosses Interstate 4 and enters Disney property west of Celebration and passes between Disney's Animal Kingdom and Blizzard Beach, meandering north past the western reaches of the Bay Lake city limits and the Magic Kingdom.

* Blizzard – There are varying definitions for blizzards, both over time and by location.

Blizzard after blizzard sweeps through the town over the next few months.

* The Eastern Canadian Blizzard of March 1971-Dropped over 32 inches of snow over areas of eastern Canada, killed at least 30 people.

Despite picking up 8 wins in a competitive season, the Cougars still finished their year in 4th place behind Orange County, Southern California and Fresno ; the highlights were a quartet of impressive wins-6-2 over Colorado Springs Blizzard, 5-0 over California Gold, 4-0 over Nevada Wonders and 4-3 over Fresno Fuego-all of which were enlivened by goals from Matthew Affleck, Christopher Lamb and B. J. Pugmire.

8 wins in 16 games was a decent return, enough to leave them in fourth place for the second season in a row, and the Cougars ' home form was certainly impressive, including a 6-2 thrashing of Colorado Springs Blizzard and a final day 4-0 victory over San Diego Gauchos.

Much of central and southern Virginia however has not had over one foot of snow in a single storm since the Blizzard of December 26, 2004.

Highlights en-route to the title included the 10 – 3 defeat of the Montreal Manic, a 10 – 4 victory over the Tulsa Roughnecks and a 6 – 3 win against the New York Cosmos at home while on the road impressive 6 – 3 and 6 – 5 wins were recorded against, respectively, the Toronto Blizzard and Jacksonville Teamen.

In 1981, he left the club after scoring five goals, joining Sunderland on a permanent contract after a loan spell, and playing 32 games in one season before moving to Toronto Blizzard in Canada, scoring 11 goals in 77 games over the next two years before signing for Rangers.

The Blizzard carried over their success at home from the regular season by knocking off Louisville 37-27 and advancing to take on Wilkes-Barre / Scranton in their second consecutive American Conference Championship Game.

The Blizzard improved to 6-4 the following week by escaping Peoria with a 49-47 win over the Pirates.

With a win over the Green Bay Blizzard, the Pioneers advanced to the Conference Semifinals to face Florida, the top-seeded team in the conference.

With its emphasis on puzzle-solving over combat, the game may be thought of as a cyberpunk updating of The Lost Vikings, as it has more in common with that game developed by Blizzard Entertainment than traditional first-or third-person shooters.

Mann's impact on the Menace was felt almost immediately ; they started the season six wins in seven games, including a 5-1 hammering of Kansas City Brass, a 3-0 win on the road over Colorado Springs Blizzard, and a 3-0 victory at home over their increasingly bitter rivals Thunder Bay Chill.

Des Moines began 2006 looking to defend their PDL title, and began the season in the best possible way, rattling off six wins in their first seven games, including a trio of impressive home wins, 3-0 over Colorado Springs Blizzard, 5-1 over Sioux Falls Spitfire and 4-1 over Thunder Bay Chill, the latter of which featured a brace from Armin Mujdzic.

* 1978 – The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US until October 2010, strikes the Ohio – Great Lakes region with heavy snow and winds up to 100 mph ( 161 km / h ).

* February 12 – February 14 – Great Blizzard of 1899: Freezing temperatures and snow extend well south into North America, including southern Florida.

The biggest recorded snow storm was the Great Blizzard of 1978, which occurred on January 26 – 27, 1978.

While a typical nor ' easter brings steady snow for six to twelve hours, the Blizzard of ' 78 brought heavy snow for an unprecedented full 33 hours as it was blocked from heading into the North Atlantic by the strong Canadian high pressure area.

In January 1996, the Blizzard of 1996 affected the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, dumping up to of snow on many areas, crippling major American cities like Washington, D. C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.

Known as " The Blizzard of 78 " this storm dropped around 30 inches of snow across the state, crippling highways and making virtually all roads impassible.

The alternative rock band Nada Surf recorded a song in 2002 titled " Blizzard of ' 77 ", which opens with the following lyrics: " In the blizzard of ' 77 / The cars were just lumps on the snow.

The ski resort operators suddenly saw the park's potential, and the mountain of snow became Blizzard Beach, " the most slushy, slippery, exhilarating water park anywhere!

Abandoned cars line Massachusetts Route 6A | Route 6A in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts | Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, one of the hardest hit areas, receiving as much as 40 inches ( 1 m ) of snow during the Blizzard of 2005.

Blizzard conditions were reported north of Tampa along the west coast of Florida due to ocean-effect snow.

In Brownsville, Texas, snow fell to a depth of, the first measurable snowfall at the city in 105 years, since the Great Blizzard of 1899.

* Blizzard Warning-Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph ( 56 km / h ) or greater, considerable falling, and / or blowing snow reducing visibility frequently to 1 / 4 mile ( 0. 4 km ) or less for a period of three hours or more.

* Blizzard Watch-Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph ( 56 km / h ) or greater, considerable falling, and / or blowing snow reducing visibility frequently to 1 / 4 mile ( 0. 4 km ) or less for a period of three hours or more are possible generally within the next 48 hours.

During the Blizzard of 1978, Route 138's intersection with Interstate 93 ( which at the time still had Route 128 concurrent with it ) gained some notoriety as the location shot of photos taken featuring cars trapped in the snow along the underpassing freeway.

The Blizzard of 1996 was a severe nor ' easter that paralyzed the U. S. East Coast with up to of wind-driven snow from January 6 to January 8, 1996.

Schools in New York City's boroughs closed due to snow for the first time since the Blizzard of 1978, 18 years earlier.