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A Blizzard of Blizzards So Far -- and Winter's Not Over

Blizzards have been relatively common this winter, and an active weather pattern has the potential to produce additional strong winter storms -- perhaps even another blizzard -- during the next several weeks. The most recent storm to reach official blizzard strength was the storm that pounded the northern Plains and upper...

After Dumping a Foot of Snow in Midwest, Storm Heads East

MINNEAPOLIS -- A major snow storm dealt another winter wallop to Wisconsin, Michigan and northern Ohio on Monday as it moved east out of Minnesota leaving more than a foot of fresh snow in its wake. Operations were returning to normal at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after the storm prompted Delta...

Winter Storm to Head East After Pounding Plains and Upper Midwest

A major winter storm -- one that will reach blizzard strength -- will pound the Northern Plains and upper Midwest today and tonight, indicating that this winter, with its history of intense storms and severe cold, is not going to end prematurely. The worst of the storm will occur in South Dakota and western Minnesota,...

Another Blizzard Blitzes Middle of the Nation

Another winter storm has swept across the nation's midsection, dumping more than a foot of snow on states still struggling to recover from last week's knock-out blow. The snow continued to fall in Oklahoma this morning amid subzero wind chills and high winds that created near-blizzard conditions across the winter-weary...

Buried in Snow for Hours, Wisconsin Man Saved by Neighbors

After falling in his driveway during a powerful blizzard and getting buried beneath a snowdrift, Joe Latta is alive thanks to a worried neighbor and her binoculars. Latta is a 66-year-old retired autoworker who has a morning routine. His cats awaken him at 5 a.m. to be fed, and he heads down the driveway of his...

Background on blizzard

A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds and low temperature. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind.

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