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A view of Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, Finland, during a brief but intense blizzard on a March evening. While severe cold and large amounts of drifting snow may accompany blizzards, they are not required. Blizzards can bring whiteout conditions, and can paralyze regions for days at a time, particularly where snowfall is unusual or rare.
A large number of severe snowstorms, some of which were blizzards, occurred in the United States during 1888 and 1947 as well as the early and mid-1990s. The snowfall of 1947 exceeded 2 ft (61 cm) with drifts and snow piles from plowing that reached 12 ft (3.7 m) and for months as temperatures did not rise high enough to melt the snow.
Ground blizzards are common in the American Great Plains in the wake of snowstorms producing light, dry snowfall that is more easily picked up by strong winds. [2] They are also common in the Canadian Prairies, Siberia, Northern China, and also Arctic and Antarctic regions during seasonal transition periods, such as the spring and fall.
Here’s how to first avoid these dangerous winter storms, and then what to do if you’re stuck in one. Would you know what to do if you were stuck outdoors or in a car during a blizzard? Here ...
A blizzard warning means the expectation that snow and frequent wind gusts of up to 35 mph could reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less. ... boogie boards and kayaks in storage during the winter ...
For those of us in chilly climes, the cold and snow of winter 2024 will soon arrive. Ready or not, news about winter storms, blizzards, nor'easters, bomb cyclones and lake-effect snow is around ...
Blizzard — 1922 January 27–29 — — Blizzard Category 5 1940 November 10–12: 27 inches (69 cm) 971 hPa (28.7 inHg) Blizzard — 1944 December 10-13: 36 inches (91 cm) — Storm Category 3 1947 December 25–26: 26.4 inches (67 cm) — Blizzard Category 3 1950 November 24–30: 57 inches (140 cm) 978 hPa (28.9 inHg) Blizzard Category 5 1952
New York City police and Office of Emergency Management vehicles parked near Times Square in New York City during a 2015 blizzard warning.. A blizzard warning (SAME code: BZW) is a hazardous weather statement issued by Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States, which indicates heavy snowfall accompanied by sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 ...