The legend of the Minnesota blizzard of 1888 We may be wrapping up an unseasonably warm December week, but Minnesotans are well aware that this is borrowed time. Soon the temperatures will be dropping, and it's inevitable that at some point, the snow will begin to fall again and fall hard. ... Written By: Forum News Service | 8:08 am, Dec. 14, 2015 × The day after the blizzard, Jan. 13, 1888, large drifts blanketed most of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Nebraska and Iowa. The Children’s Blizzard was considered one of the deadliest blizzards of all time. SUBMITTED PHOTO We may be wrapping up an unseasonably warm December week, but Minnesotans are well aware that this is borrowed time.