“Blizzard” is a pretty dramatic word, one that conjures images that may vary from person to person. But the National Weather Service has criteria that have to be met before a storm is defined as a blizzard: Sustained winds of 35 miles an hour or more, with snow and blowing snow reducing visibility to less than a quarter-mile for more than three hours.
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