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This is a list of blizzards , arranged alphabetically by the continents. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
Africa
Asia
Location
Country
Date
Category
Notes
Iran
February, 1972
1972 Iran blizzard
Afghanistan
February, 2008
2008 Afghanistan blizzard
Hubei , Hunan , Zhejiang , Guizhou , Guangdong , Jiangxi , Guangxi , Fujian ,Henan , Shandong , Jiangsu , Anhui , Shanghai , Chongqing , Shanxi , Sichuan
China
25 January 2008
2008 Chinese winter storms
Australia
Location
Country
Date
Category
Notes
Canberra [2]
Australia
July 12, 2015
Europe
Location
Country
Date
Category
Notes
England, Wales, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
United Kingdom, Central Europe, Eastern Europe
18 January 2018
Cyclone David/Friederike
Most of Europe
Most of Europe
16 December 2009
Winter of 2009–10 in Europe
England
United Kingdom
1614-15
Among most significant winters in UK history; the snowfalls of 16-22 January 1615 were particularly notable[3]
North America
Location
Country
Date
Category
Notes
Virginia , Maryland , District of Columbia , Pennsylvania , New York , New Jersey , Delaware , New England , Atlantic Canada
Canada USA
February 11, 2006
2
North American blizzard of 2006
Virginia to Maine , Canadian Atlantic provinces (portions of Nova Scotia , Newfoundland , Labrador )
Canada, USA
December 2009
4
North American blizzard of 2009
Illinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico , Mexico, Eastern Canada
Canada, USA
February 5–6, 2010
3
February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard
Illinois to Virginia to Vermont , New England , and Eastern Canada
Canada, USA
February 9–10, 2010
2
February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard
Mid-Atlantic region , New England , West Virginia , Eastern Canada
Canada, USA
February 25–27, 2010
4
February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard
Mid-Atlantic region , New England , Eastern Canada
Canada, USA
March 2010
March 2010 nor'easter
Alaska , Western Canada , Contiguous United States , Eastern Canada , Northern Europe , Russia
Canada, Russia, UK, USA
December 27, 2010
2
December 2010 North American blizzard
Central United States , Southeastern US , New England , Northeastern Mexico, Great Lakes , Eastern Canada
Canada, Mexico, USA
January 31 – February 2, 2011
5
January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard
Pacific Northwest , Great Plains , South Central United States , Eastern United States (especially the Mid-Atlantic states ), Atlantic Canada , British Isles , Finland
Canada
January 19 - 29, 2016
5
January 2016 North American blizzard
South America
See also
References