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North American blizzard of 1999

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The areas with the heaviest snows, 15 inches (38 cm) or more, included central and northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, central and northern Indiana, southern Michigan, northern Ohio, and southeast Canada. The storm also traveled across southern Ontario dumping about 12 inches (30 cm) of
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as the second worst blizzard to hit Chicago in the 20th century, after the Blizzard of 1967. Soon after the snow ended, record low temperatures occurred with values of βˆ’20 Β°F (βˆ’29 Β°C) or lower in parts of Illinois and surrounding states on January 3 and 4, including a handful of daily
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to assist the snow removal with the city at a near standstill. As a result, the mayor and city, through the media endured ridicule from other parts of Canada more prone to such high snowfall amounts. The series of storms that hit Toronto were severe enough to be the winter Storm of the Century
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In much of Northwest Indiana, blackouts occurred for days at a time. Porter County was without electricity for about 3 days total. Local buildings, such as schools, offered generator-powered heat in their auditoriums.
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There was also a nationwide blood shortage since a high proportion of blood donations come from the Midwest and many could not make it to the hospital and donate during the storm or during the subsequent cold snap.
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Schools were closed for several days, and many businesses were closed as well. Of those that were able to remain open, stores selling snow removal equipment were doing a booming business.
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were canceled. A series of additional snowstorms over the next 10 days gave Toronto a total of 46 inches (118 cm), a record monthly total for the month of January, prompting then-mayor
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were also paralyzed. Additionally, record low temperatures were measured in many towns in the days immediately after the storm (January 4 – January 8).
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dumping as much as 60 centimetres (2 ft) of snow in many areas. Chicago received a recorded 21.6 in (55 cm). The storm hit just after
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to stranded passengers. Some passengers spent more than eight and a half hours in their planes after arriving at DTW.
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Federal aid: 45 counties in Illinois and some areas of Indiana were declared federal disaster areas by President
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minimum temperatures around βˆ’50 Β°F (βˆ’46 Β°C) on January 4 in the area of heaviest accumulation.
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Financial cost: Losses as a result of the storm are estimated between $ 300 and $ 400 million.
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Human cost: 78 people perished in the storm. The breakdown of deaths is as follows:
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Midwest airports were closed, some for several days. Thousands of flights were canceled.
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The storm produced 22 inches (55 cm) of snow in Chicago and was rated by the
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32 deaths from over-exertion and heart attacks primarily due to shoveling snow
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cars went out of service. Stranded travellers were accommodated in
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South of the snow line, the storm produced a significant
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List of Regional Snowfall Index Category 4 winter storms
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