Editing Blizzard (section)

==== 1700 to 1799 ====
*[[The Great Snow of 1717|The Great Snow 1717]] series of four snowstorms between February 27 and March 7, 1717. There were reports of about five feet of snow already on the ground when the first of the storms hit. By the end, there were about ten feet of snow and some drifts reaching {{convert|25|ft|m}}, burying houses entirely. In the colonial era, this storm made travel impossible until the snow simply melted.<ref name="phactual.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.phactual.com/15-of-the-worst-snowstorms-in-history/|title=15 of the Worst Snowstorms in History|date=9 February 2015|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212530/https://www.phactual.com/15-of-the-worst-snowstorms-in-history/|archive-date=18 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Blizzard of 1765. March 24, 1765. Affected area from Philadelphia to Massachusetts. High winds and over {{convert|2|ft|cm}} of snowfall recorded in some areas.<ref name="Northeast Snowstorms pg 299">Northeast Snowstorms, Vol II. Kocin/Uccellini pg 299</ref>
* Blizzard of 1772. "The Washington and Jefferson Snowstorm of 1772". January 26–29, 1772. One of largest D.C. and Virginia area snowstorms ever recorded. Snow accumulations of {{convert|3|ft|cm}} recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/events/wjsnow1772.htm|title=Weather Events: The Washington and Jefferson Snowstorm of 1772|website=www.islandnet.com|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref>
* The "Hessian Storm of 1778". December 26, 1778. Severe blizzard with high winds, heavy snows and bitter cold extending from Pennsylvania to New England. Snow drifts reported to be {{convert|15|ft|m}} high in Rhode Island. Storm named for stranded Hessian troops in deep snows stationed in Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War.<ref name="Northeast Snowstorms pg 299"/>
* The Great Snow of 1786. December 4–10, 1786. Blizzard conditions and a succession of three harsh snowstorms produced snow depths of {{convert|2|ft|cm}} to {{convert|4|ft|cm}} from Pennsylvania to New England. Reportedly of similar magnitude of 1717 snowstorms.<ref name="Northeast Snowstorms pg 301">Northeast Snowstorms, Vol II. Kocin/Uccellini pg 301</ref>
* The Long Storm of 1798. November 19–21, 1798. Heavy snowstorm produced snow from Maryland to Maine.<ref name="Northeast Snowstorms pg 301"/>