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The blizzard's intense wind gusts blowing over the warm waters of Lake Erie [20] triggered record lake-effect snow to Buffalo, New York, which at first fell as 1.98 mm (0.078 in) of rain but later converted to snow and accumulated to 56.5 in (144 cm) over 5 days in Snyder adjacent to Buffalo, ending on December 27.
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours. A ground blizzard is a weather condition where snow is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds.
The February 2013 North American blizzard, also known as Winter Storm Nemo[5][6] and the Blizzard of 2013, [7] was a powerful blizzard that developed from the combination of two areas of low pressure, [8] primarily affecting the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada, causing heavy snowfall and hurricane-force winds.
Winter storm alerts remain across most western states, with blizzard warnings still in effect for the the northern and central Sierra Nevada until Monday morning, where up to 1 foot of snowfall ...
The greatest impacts from Friday’s storm was expected place portions of Wisconsin and Michigan, where more than a foot of snow was expected and winds of 40 to 50 mph could produce blizzard ...
AccuWeather meteorologists say the chances are increasing for a major storm with snow and strong winds to occur in the days before Christmas over the central and eastern United States. The ...
List of major snow and ice events in the United States. The following is a list of major snow and ice events in the United States that have caused noteworthy damage and destruction in their wake. The categories presented below are not used to measure the strength of a storm, but are rather indicators of how severely the snowfall affected the ...
The December 2010 North American blizzard was a major nor'easter [ 3 ] and historic blizzard affecting the Contiguous United States and portions of Canada from December 22–29, 2010. From January 4–15, the system was known as Windstorm Benjamin in Europe. [ 1 ] It was the first significant winter storm of the 2010–11 North American winter ...