Blizzards

By : Arianna Anderson

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Introduction

Have you ever been in a Blizzard? A Blizzard is a cold and white storm with wind speeds up to 35mph. I will be telling you about how it is formed or what can cause. Where it occurs and the dangers.

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Blizzards leave lots of snow

How They Form

Let me tell you about how blizzards are formed. When the cold stream and the warm stream condense. It creates a blizzard. But the cold and warm air has to be the right temperature, or there will be no Blizzard. If the temperature is not right there might be a little snow but not a blizzard.

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How a blizzard forms

Where and When they Occur

Blizzards can happen all around the world. There is a place called Blizzard Alley. Cold places like North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michiganian, Indianan and Ohio. These are the states in Blizzard Alley.

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a map of places blizzards occur

Dangers

These are the safety precautions you should take in blizzard. You can get frostbite with any open skin outside. There is a big risk in car accidents and hypothermia

A house covered with snow

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How to Stay Safe

These are the safety precisions you should take in a blizzard. Stay in doors and if needed to go outside have all skin covered

A boy going outside with all skin covered

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Fun Facts

I will be telling you some fun facts about blizzards. In Tamarack California 390 inches (9.9m) fell in January 1911. The snowiest city in the U.S.A is Syracuse, NYC. It averages 110 inches per month December though March. The 1993 Blizzard in called The Storm Of The Century. It affected half of the U.S.A snowdrifts were 30-40 feet high!

A backyard covered with snow

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Conclusion

Now you know all about blizzards How they for, Where they happen and how they are dangerous.

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