The NWS issues blizzard warnings for "winter storms with sustained or frequent winds of 35 mph or higher with considerable falling and/or blowing snow that frequently reduces visibility to 1/4 of ...

Blizzards have a specific criteria -- visibility of a quarter mile or less with frequent winds of 35+ mph for at least three hours. Blizzard conditions are most likely where Blizzard Warnings are ...

Blizzard warnings are in effect in ... 35 mph, resulting in reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile or less for three hours or more. If there is snow already on the ground and high winds are ...

A blizzard warning lets you know that snow and strong winds will combine to produce a blinding snow (near zero visibility), ... it is issued when sustained or gusty winds of 35 mph or more are ...

By definition, a blizzard is what happens when wind speeds above 35 mph, or near 35 mph with frequent gusts higher than 35 mph, reduce visibility to less than 1/4 mile due to either falling snow ...

Northwest winds of 30-40 mph, with occasional gusts up to 70 mph, will cause significantly reduced visibility, meeting the blizzard criteria. Power outages, tree damage and travel conditions are ...

Monday: Snow showers with highs around -10°F and wind gusts up to 35 mph. Tuesday: Continued snow with blowing winds and wind chills as low as -45°F. Wednesday: Snow tapering off but frigid ...

The weather service defines a blizzard as a severe snowstorm in which winds must be sustained or frequently gusting at least 35 mph, falling or blowing snow must reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or ...

That three-hour period is the key, as a blizzard is defined as three hours or longer with sustained wind or frequent wind gusts of at least 35 mph and considerable falling and/or blowing snow that ...

The criteria for a blizzard warning are sustained winds or gusts of more than 35 mph and blowing or falling snow that reduces visibility to ¼ mile for more than three hours. If it is less than ...