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Sign in to saveA 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. Blizzards can have an immense size and usually stretch to hundreds or thousands of kilometres.
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm with strong sustained winds and low visibility that lasts at least three or four hours, sometimes covering hundreds or thousands of kilometers. Blizzards matter because their combination of heavy snow, powerful winds, and poor visibility can create dangerous conditions for travel and daily life over vast areas for extended periods.
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- Weather type.name
- Blizzard
- Weather type.image
- Blizzard3 - NOAA.jpg
- Weather type.caption
- Heavy snow during the January 2016 United States blizzard.
- Weather type.area of occurrence
- Temperate and polar regions, high mountains.
- Weather type.season
- Usually winter.
- Weather type.effect
- Power outages, dangerous travel conditions.
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- Definition and etymology
- United States storm systems
- Nor'easter blizzards
- Historic events
- 1972 Iran blizzard
- 2008 Afghanistan blizzard
- The Snow Winter of 1880–1881
- Novelization
- The Storm of the Century
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- 1700 to 1799
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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. Blizzards can have an immense size and usually stretch to hundreds or thousands of kilometres.
thumb|Blizzard at the Tochal Complex|Tochal Skiing resort, [[Tehran and affected skiers.]] thumb|A late night heavy blizzard in Ontario, Canada.
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