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Softly falling snow is beautiful and peaceful. Do you live in a place that gets snow?

difficult and dangerous. Blizzards can often bring bitterly cold temperatures, strong winds, ice, freezing rain, and slush. There are three necessary conditions required for a blizzard to form—below-freezing air temperature, moisture, and a collision of cold air and warm rising air. First, the air in the clouds and on the ground must be below freezing temperature for snow to form and not melt when it hits the ground.

WEATHER WONDER

The most important factor of a blizzard is not the amount of snow, but the strength of the wind. Blizzards must have strong winds of 35 mph (56 kph) or higher that result in low visibility in all directions.

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Facing the Weather: Blizzards