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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
A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
The January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzard was a significant and expansive winter weather event that produced blizzard conditions across the High Plains, [2] as well as a long swath of accumulating snow and ice storm to the eastern half of the United States in early January 2025.
Worst winter storm in more than 120 years blasted Gulf Coast states, including first-ever Blizzard Warning in Louisiana. New Orleans saw 8 inches of snow, making this the worst storm since 1895.
It was the first ever Blizzard Warning issued for the Gulf coasts of Louisiana and southeastern Texas. Spotters reported 6 inches of snow in Pine Forest, Texas, with totals reaching 4-5 inches ...
A snowstorm of historic proportions walloped the Gulf Coast this week, delivering travel-snarling snow from Texas to the Carolinas and breaking records that have stood for more than a century.
Buffalo's 37.5 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions was the longest blizzard in the city's history. [24] [30] Buffalo's first blizzard since January 6, 2014 (as defined by the National Weather Service) forced snow into massive drifts, shuttering the city and leaving hundreds stranded.
Blizzard conditions in Carlyss, Louisiana on January 21. For the first time on record, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for parts of southwestern Louisiana, covering Vermillion, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Cameron, Lafayette and Calcasieu parishes, due to heavy snowfall and winds exceeding 35 mph (56 km/h). [15]