Editing Blizzard (section)

===Nor'easter blizzards===
[[File:TotallyFreeImages com-281074-Standard-preview.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Illustration of the Great Blizzard of 1888]]

A [[nor'easter]] is a macro-scale [[storm]] that occurs off the New England and [[Atlantic Canada]] coastlines. It gets its name from the direction the wind is coming from. The usage of the term in North America comes from the wind associated with many different types of storms, some of which can form in the North Atlantic Ocean and some of which form as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. The term is most often used in the coastal areas of [[New England]] and [[Atlantic Canada]]. This type of storm has characteristics similar to a [[hurricane]]. More specifically, it describes a [[low-pressure area]] whose center of [[rotation]] is just off the coast and whose leading winds in the left-forward quadrant rotate onto land from the northeast. High storm waves may sink ships at sea and cause [[coastal flooding]] and [[coastal erosion|beach erosion]]. Notable nor'easters include The [[Great Blizzard of 1888]], one of the worst blizzards in U.S. history. It dropped {{convert|40|-|50|in|cm|order=flip|abbr=on}} of snow and had sustained winds of more than {{convert|45|mph}} that produced snowdrifts in excess of {{convert|50|ft|m}}. Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week. It killed 400 people, mostly in [[New York (state)|New York]].