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00:00The Top 5 Worst Blizzards in U.S. History

00:035. In March of 1993, the infamous storm of the century stretched from Canada to Cuba, impacting 26 states.

00:11Several feet of snow, hurricane-force winds, and massive ocean swells caused $6.6 billion in damage.

00:18And it shut down the South for days. Also led to 310 deaths.

00:234. The blizzard of 1996 buried the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic that January.

00:27Washington, D.C. was declared a disaster area.

00:30The federal government shut down for nearly a week, and every major airport closed on the East Coast.

00:35The storm killed 154 people, with flooding afterward claiming 33 more lives.

00:413. The 100-hour snowstorm of February 1969 paralyzed New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

00:47The storm dumped over 30 inches of snow, set records, stranded motorists, and led to significant political fallout in New York City.

00:54It's one of the longest-lasting, continuous snow events in history.

00:592. Known as the Great White Hurricane, this blizzard hit the East Coast without warning in March 1888.

01:05Nearly 50 inches of snow buried homes and trains.

01:09Fierce winds sinked 200 ships, and more than 400 people died.

01:13The chaos helped inspire America's first underground subway systems.

01:16And number one, the Great Blizzard of 1978.

01:20Also known as the Cleveland Super Bomb, it paralyzed the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes.

01:25It's often called one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. history.

01:29Wind-driven snow drifts shut down major interstates, including the Ohio Turnpike, for the first time ever.

01:35The storm caused at least 90 deaths.

01:36Wind-driven snow drifts in U.S.