A pre-Christmas blizzard, with the potential to become a bomb cyclone is set to hit parts of the country this week. Here's what defines a blizzard.

A blizzard means there is blowing or falling snow with winds of at least 35 mph for at least three hours. In the Lower 48, blizzards are most common in the central and northern Plains.

9:30 a.m. Friday: Southeastern South Dakota will see a blizzard warning tonight through Saturday night, according to the NWS. The service has issued one, starting ad midnight Friday through ...

Blizzard. Snowstorm. Nor’easter. What’s the difference? The storm of 1888 was definitively a blizzard. But what about others? Several criteria must be satisfied for the National Weather ...

A blizzard warning already covers parts of several Midwest states, including Iowa. That is where a ground blizzard — fallen snow being blown around by high winds — will be a problem Friday. 5 ...

Models suggest 5-10" of new powder by the end of this week. If you're trying to find the best window for travel I suggest today or Wednesday AM. Travel by land and air will be treacherous from ...

How a Ground Blizzard Completely Buried Our Farm. Posted: May 29, 2025 | Last updated: May 29, 2025. Gold Shaw Farm reveals what happened when a ground blizzard left the entire property buried.

Here is your InForum Minute for Friday, Dec. 23. A ground blizzard Wednesday, Feb. 12 has dramatically reduced visibility in open areas around Fargo, eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota ...

Blizzard warnings are in effect in six states, with some six million people impacted, the weather service said. How much snow will fall? "Some of the higher elevations of the central Rockies could ...