What distinguishes a blizzard from a snow storm?
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for a blizzard, there has to be a certain amount of speed for a certain amount of time, maybe 25-35mph for a period of hours and a certain amount of snow is expected i think. we have a blizzard watch here right now in southern NE\n\njust saw this on my local news\nblizzard classified\nmore that 35 mph winds 3 hours or more\nand visibility less that 1/4 mile 3 hours or more\ndoesnt depend on snow
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I couldn't find it for Beeton, but Barrie ON had 65cm of snow  in one day January 9, 1978.\n\nIt doesn't match our 95.5cm of snow that fell during the 2004 Blizzard in Halifax NS.  Winds during the height of the storm were generally in the 60 to 80 km/h range with gusts near 120 km/h in exposed areas.
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Snow forms when there is cold air (below freezing) and percipitation falls.  Snow is made out of ice crystals.  Sleet occurs when rain falls from warm air (above freezing) and passes through cold air (below freezing) on the way down, and freezes into ice pellets. (Note: If the air is warm (above freezing) and the objects on the ground are cold, the rain falls, then freezes onto the objects on the ground.  This is called freezing rain.)
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Hurricanes, Blizzards, Monsoons, and Tsunamis
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THE CENTER OF A STORM -- THE "EYE" -- IS HIGH-PRESSURE, CALM AIR TO MILD BREEZE. \nTHE LOW-PRESSUERE PART OF THE STORM IS WHAT PUSHES BUILDINGS DOWN AND TIDES INLAND.
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Well some obvious differences are:\n\nTornadoes form over land. Hurricanes form over water.\n\nHurricanes are huge, tens to hundreds of miles across.\nTornadoes are rarely more than a hundred yards in diameter.\n\nHurricanes linger in the ocean for days or even weeks.\nTornadoes are usually gone in under an hour.\n\nHurricanes are rated by their wind speed: Category 1 70 mph winds to category 5 180 mph winds.\n\nTornadoes are rated by size (I think), F1 through F5.\n\nTry any web site having to do with weather or meteorology for lots more info.\n\nThe National Weather Service, The Weather Channel, etc.
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what you see on the cirrus clouds (the streaks, or tails) and slowly fading away is actually snow. blown byt the winds =)
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Lightning during a snowstorm.
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Storms are created when a center of low pressure develops, with a system of high pressure surrounding it. This combination of opposing forces can create winds and result in the formation of storm clouds, such as the cumulonimbus. Small, localized areas of low pressure can form from hot air rising off hot ground, resulting in smaller disturbances such as dust devils and whirlwinds.
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To quote my source page:\n\n============================================================\nIs lightning ever seen during a snow storm? \n\n\n (100%, 2 ratings) submitted by Alatea (A, 93%, 2508 ratings), Oct 11, 05 \n\n(Answer last edited on Jan 28, 06)\nThe answer to the question of whether or not there can be thunder and lightning during a snowstorm is this. It is possible but it is quite rare. Here's why. \n\nA thunderstorm depends on rapidly rising moist warm air to produce the effects we see. These effects are, large volumes of rain in a short period of time, strongly gusting winds, hail, and of course lightning. When conditions aren't right (surface air is too cool and dry) it is impossible for air at the surface to rise fast and high enough to create a thunderstorm cell. Basically in winter the air is not warm or moist enough to produce thunderstorm cells.\n\nhttp://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/dec96/844703853.Es.r.html\n============================================================
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Stupid cold. Stupid snow. Stupid cold wind. Pretty soon it's going to be stupid winter so we can have a stupid blizzard. UGH!\n\nNo snow here, yet. VA.
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Snow Shower - A short duration of light to moderate snowfall. Accumulations of snow are possible.\n\nFreezing Rain - Rain that falls in liquid form and then freezes upon impact with the ground or an item with a temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or less, possibly producing a thin coating of ice. Even in small amounts, freezing rain can cause traveling problems. Large amounts can pull down power lines and tree branches.\n\nSleet - Precipitation consisting of transparent pellets of ice, 5 millimeters or less in diameter. Also called ice pellets. Forms when snow enters a warm layer of air above the surface and melts and then enters a deep layer of sub freezing air on the surface and refreezes.\n\nSnow Flurries - Intermittent snowfall of short duration. No measurable accumulation of snow occurs.\n\nYour HW i guess? ;)
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lightning occurs when warm air hits cooler air causing friction.  lightning during a snow storm is rare because warm air is harder to come by, however it happens occaissonally when a cold front follows a period of unseasonably warm weather.
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Depends on where you live.  In the polar regions, it snows alla time, it never rains.
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Depending on how wet or dry the snow is, anywhere from 5 to 15 inchs of snow to an inch of rain. "Normal" snow is about 10 inches.
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A storm is any disturbed state of a planet's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. It may be marked by strong wind (a wind storm), thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation, such as ice (ice storm), or wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere (as in a dust storm, snowstorm, hailstorm, etc).\n\nFormation\nStorms are created when a center of low pressure develops, with a system of high pressure surrounding it. This combination of opposing forces can create winds and result in the formation of storm clouds, such as the cumulonimbus. Small, localized areas of low pressure can form from hot air rising off hot ground, resulting in smaller disturbances such as dust devils and whirlwinds.\n\nYou could get more information from the link below...
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Im not really sure but once at night it started to hail...or was it snow?