A blizzard is a winter storm With a low temperature, 56 km/h

winds visibility is low in falling or blowing snow

All for more than 3 hours. A very bad snow storm It usually occurs in the northern

states

A thunderstorm occurs in cold weather Rain is replaced with snow High atmospheric pressure termed as a ridge interacts with a region of low atmospheric pressure Temperature: 32°F Air: Cold

It blows snow everywhere Causes sickness Piles up snow blows things away Can bring whiteout conditions Travels: in the clouds Lasting up to 3 hours Moves in the clouds

It is white It looks like a thunderstorm except

it is snow High piled snow Ice covered roads Everything covered in snow

Damage: high winds low temperature poor visibility can cause extreme danger

The Great White Hurricane The Blizzard Of 1888: March 11–

March 14, 1888 Snowfalls of 40-50 inches Deaths: Over 400 people died Winds of over 45 mph Including 200 in New York City alone Connecticut and Massachusetts,

while New Jersey and New York Railroads were shut down

Wind Speed: 35 mph Type of precipitation: snow Weather Factors: Frostbite, Hypothermia Heavy accumulations of ice can bring

down power lines and other things Many blizzards are in the Canada