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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 that has already fallen is being blown by wind.
This is a list of blizzards, arranged alphabetically by continent. 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.
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
‘Life-threatening’ blizzard conditions: The vast majority of Iowa is under a blizzard warning Friday into Saturday as 6 to 10 inches of snowfall gets whipped by wind gusts of more than 40 mph ...
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.
The heaviest snow and strongest winds from this blockbuster storm are forecast to slowly wind down in California on Sunday. But a new storm could arrive by Monday, right on the current storm’s ...
The high winds also caused coastal flooding in Hampton Beach and winds were so high offshore that a hurricane-force wind warning was issued for the islands off the coast. [90] In northeastern Maine, Houlton received 15 inches (38 cm) of snow and had blizzard conditions intermittently from Saturday afternoon until very early Sunday morning.
Wide swath of snowfall from the blizzard that struck the central U.S. on January 5–6, 2025. On 4 January, Utah was impacted by a "potent but quick moving cold front" that brought snowfall and 50 mph wind gusts in the Wasatch Front region, leading to travel advisories along several international and state highways in central and northern Utah ...