Blizzard Information
What is a blizzard exactly? There are many different definitions to what a blizzard is. Some say that it's a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds. Other say that it's a blinding snowstorm with winds of 45mph or more. Both interpretations are correct.
Blizzards can also create dangerous conditions for people and their vehicles. You can easily get stuck while traveling in a car during a blizzard.
Blizzards can also create dangerous conditions for people and their vehicles. You can easily get stuck while traveling in a car during a blizzard.
How Does A Blizzard Form?
This diagram shows the different types of snowflakes that a blizzard can have.
How do blizzards form? There are three main things needed to form a blizzard: cold air (below freezing) to form the snow, moisture is needed to form clouds and precipitation, and rising, warm air is needed to also form clouds and cause precipitation.
Once all these things are combined, this is when the blizzard will start to form.
Once all these things are combined, this is when the blizzard will start to form.
Blizzard Damage
People, cars, and trucks all trapped by the blizzard. Snow plows behind them
What type of damage can a blizzard cause? With the great amount of snow that a blizzard will drop on you, it is often enough to bury vehicles, such as cars and other things. They can also block the roads for days, because, since they've already buried all the vehicles, including snow plows, the snow plows can't get out to plow.
Blizzards can also be very dangerous. They can bury people in their mounds of snow, and they can also break power lines. One of the scariest things that a blizzard can do is collapse your roof. If there is too much snow on your roof, the weight of the snow can push down on the roof. Eventually, the pressure becomes too much, and the roof just gives in.
Blizzards can also be very dangerous. They can bury people in their mounds of snow, and they can also break power lines. One of the scariest things that a blizzard can do is collapse your roof. If there is too much snow on your roof, the weight of the snow can push down on the roof. Eventually, the pressure becomes too much, and the roof just gives in.