The pilots failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to switch Change_tool on the engines ' internal ice protection systems , used Using reverse thrust in a snowstorm prior to takeoff Self_motion , tried to use Using the jet exhaust of a plane in front of them to melt their ice , and failed Earnings_and_losses to abort Process_end the takeoff Motion even after detecting Check a power problem while taxiing and seeing Perception_active ice and snow buildup Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale on the wings .

While this was by far the hardest hit Attack region , it was also a significant snowstorm Catastrophe for the Philadelphia and New York City areas , which both suffered Bodily_harm occasional blizzard conditions and 12-15 inch ( 30–38 cm ) snow accumulations .

Montreal received Receiving of snow in that city 's biggest snowstorm Catastrophe on record Recording at the time ; officials blamed Judgment_communication the storm Catastrophe for 15 deaths Death in Quebec .

The snowstorm Catastrophe was described Statement as the worst blizzard Catastrophe after 1888 .

Concerned that expiring enlistments would reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale his force , Montgomery made Manufacturing the end-of-year attack Attack in a blinding snowstorm to conceal Hiding_objects his army 's movements .