What is Blizzard?
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant falling and/or blowing snow that reduces visibility to less than 1/4 mile.
Glossary
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
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