How many inches do you think is a blizzard?

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    TheGoq
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    When answering please say which region of the country you grew up in.

    #999126
    DaMoshe
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    I grew up in NY.

    A blizzard is not defined by the amount of snow falling. It depends on the wind, visibility, and length of the storm. To be a blizzard, it must have sustained winds or frequent gusts over 35 mph, visibility of less than a quarter mile, and last for a “prolonged time”, usually defined as a minimum of 3 hours.

    #999127
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    a blizzard is what I woke up to this morning but my kids have school anyway AARRRGGG!

    #999128
    farrockgrandma
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    The definition is not by inches of snow, but by a combination of snow and sustained wind speeds.

    #999129
    miritchka
    Member

    A blizzard, in my opinion, is when my boss decides the office is closed…

    #999130
    oomis
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    What’s the difference? An inch of snow, ten feet of snow, I still can’t walk in it.

    #999131
    midwesterner
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    Agreed, Syag. But it’s light snow. And the traffic is moving. Just wish the Lake effect would run it’s course and stop adding to the totals already!!

    #999132
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    midwesterner – I just turned off of a main street into the Target lot and found my van facing the street I had just turned off of. That was almost a 360 in a huge van!

    My husband is returning convention stuff to camp, I think he’s on the fifth hour of his 3 hour drive.

    #999133
    PBT
    Member

    2 inches per hour resulting in a 10 inch or more depth.

    #999134
    Israeli Chareidi
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    Syag Lchochma

    Actually, that would be 180 degrees. (Unless it was a REALLY big van…).

    #999135
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    Israeli Chareidi – It WAS a really big van . . . but you are right. A complete about face.

    we’ve gotten 9 inches so far, but I think the others are right. It’s been spread out over too many hours to be blizzard material.

    #999136
    squeak
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    I grew up in Jurassic Park and its got to be at least 20 feet high before I call it a big lizard.

    #999137
    midwesterner
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    So Syag: How’s his trip going? Which camp? Do you mean Marshall or SH? Either way, It would be tough. My daughter was supposed to drive to South Bend today (She teaches there) and that got totally cancelled!!

    #999138
    SayIDidIt™
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    Hey New Yorkers, enjoy that snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    SiDi™

    #999139
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    midwesterner – I heard the small towns canceled school yesterday, unlike us rugged Chicagoans 🙂

    My husband finally made it back from his 7 hour round trip (Nageela) in just 12 hours! I remember one blizzard pre-cell phone days when people were stuck on lake shore drive for three hours getting from down town to west rogers with no way to reach anyone. At least he had a cell phone.

    Good luck northeasterners, I heard it’s gonna be a big one!

    #999140
    TheGoq
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    Syag was that ’79 ?

    #999141
    fkelly
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    Lol squeak

    #999142
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    goq – no, that one was awesome, but this one had to have been in the 80’s some time.

    #999143
    WIY
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    I think its a combo of inches and how quick it accumulates. Sy about 10 or more inches and quick accumulation to teh point that theres a few inches on the streets. If the streets are clear or almost clear its not a blizzard in Brooklyn.

    #999144

    I agree with those who say that “blizzard” is not defined by number of inches of snow. For example, parts of upstate NY frequently get, say, 6-8 inches, and the city plows and it’s business as usual. On the other hand, 6-8 inches elsewhere could be devastating. It also depends on what the temperature and wind conditions are.

    #999145
    midwesterner
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    Here in Chicago, it has been snowing almost non stop since Tuesday evening. It is now Sunday afternoon. But it has only been very heavy in small pockets. With all that we’ve gotten here (Tomorrow’s high is supposed to be -13! Yes the high will be 13 below zero. And then you factor in wind chill! Brrr!!) I am still not sure that we can say it was a blizzard.

    #999146
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    I am sooo tired of shoveling!

    #999147
    the-art-of-moi
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    I like when humans are made to feel humble in the face of nature, whether it’s a snow storm, or anything else.

    #999148
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    TAOM, sure, as long as you don’t have to shovel.

    #999149
    the-art-of-moi
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    Daas Yochid-

    :p

    #999150
    🍫Syag Lchochma
    Participant

    I really shouldn’t complain, I did a lot less shoveling than my kids. But the puddles on the floor under their boots are annoying too.

    In the end school is cancelled tomorrow and it isn’t even about the millions of feet of snow we have blowing around outside, it’s the cold.

    #999151
    miritchka
    Member

    Well, I would call this a blizzard. More like alot of snow. (Brooklyn, NY) We had fun shoveling together and even more fun sledding in prospect park! And of course, mah rabu ma’asecha Hashem! I find snow enchanting and to be one of the most amazing creations on earth!

    #999152
    TheGoq
    Participant

    Janus is coming

    #999153
    oyyoyyoy
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    ill be the first to say it, “oh….my……g-d”

    #999154
    Bookworm120
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    Israeli: Eh, one … *in Hebrew* Eich ormrim [the Ivrit word for ‘centimeter’] b’Anglit?

    #999155
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    here it goes again . . .

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