The Great Blizzard of 1888, Great Blizzard of '88, or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888) is one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history.

The storm paralyzes the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.

Snow falls from 10 to 58 inches (25 to 147 centimeters) in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) produce snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet (15 meters).

Railroads are shut down and people are confined to their homes for up to a week.

Railway and telegraph lines are disabled, and this provides the impetus to move these pieces of infrastructure underground.

Emergency services are also affected.