Don’t use the “B” word Lightly
December 4, 2006 | Filed Under In Defense of Winter, Know Snow |
A lot of people with negative thoughts and irrational feelings about Winter will rush to invoke the "B" word anytime the temperatures decline and a snowflake wafts to earth. Please, before you call a lovely and ordinary snow event a Blizzard, familiarize yourself with the term's definition. Blizzard isn't a word you want to toss around lightly. That kind of slanderous behavior damages the reputation of my client.
Again, courtesy of Wikipedia, here's the definition of a blizzard: …the winter storm must have winds of 40 km/h (25 mph) or more, have snow or blowing snow, visibility less than 1 km (about 5⁄8 mile), a wind chill of less than −25 °C (−13 °F), and that all of these conditions must last for 4 hours or more before the storm can be properly called a blizzard.

























