PPT-Blizzards and ice storms

James C lawson WHAT ARE THEY Blizzards The National Weather Service defines Blizzards as severe snowstorms accompanied by strong sustained winds of 35 mph or greater with visibility reduced to 400 yards or less due to drifting snow . By: Giulia, Samantha, Ivy, Javin, and. Saba. What Are Blizzards?. . A blizzard is a severe snow storm with winds that can reach 35 mph and visibility of less than a ¼ of a mile for more than 3 hours.. S. olutions through an IWT Process. Jeff . Makowski. , Thomas . Grafenauer. , Dave . Kellenbenz. , Greg Gust. National Weather Service – Grand Forks. Northern Plains Winter Storm Conference. October 14, 2014. The recent storms have wreaked well - publicised havoc across much of the country and the South West in particular. However, one of the unexpected side - effects of the appalling weather has been th What are blizzards?. People usually just define a blizzard as “wind blowing snow everywhere” . Characterized as strong winds but low temperatures. Not to be confused with snow storms. Temperatures will be at freezing temperatures. . by: . chabrail. Jones, Sophie Ilunga. Definition of a blizzard. A . blizzard. is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h (35 mph) and lasting for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more.. Avey. Blizzards. “For a Blizzard to form, warm air must rise over cold air.’’ ( Kids . Crossing ). Causes of blizzards. “You need three things to have a Blizzard; cold air at the surface, lots of moisture, and lift.’’ ( Weather . By: Colin Corcoran,Cameron Corcoran,Olivia Manganaro, and Isabella DeMarzio. What is a blizzard?. A blizzard is a severe snow storm that can cause bad damage.. What causes a blizzard?. Blizzards are caused when warm air rises over cold air.. Severe, damaging, life threatening weather.. By: . Kaylana. Adair. Hurricane Katrina- 2006. Wildfire-CA 1946. Tornado-Ohio 2002. Hurricane Katrina. When Hurricane Katrina struck the east coast…. What it looked like…. Whitney Q. Lohmeyer . MIT – . AeroAstro. GEM 2013. Gonzalez et al. [1994] define geomagnetic storms as… . “An interval of time when a sufficiently intense and long-lasting interplanetary convection electric field leads… to an intensified ring current strong enough to exceed some key threshold of the quantifying storm time . How Is Snow Formed?. Snow is commonly formed when water vapor undergoes deposition, which is when water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid.. High in the atmosphere at a temperature of less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit and then falls to the ground.. Lucas Rollins, koala. , June 4. th. 2015. Conditions during . Blizzards. Weather conditions during the storm include, strong winds(over 35mph), heavy snowfall, low temperatures,(lower than. 20°F and -6°C) reduced visibility(less than ¼ of a mile),blowing/suspended snow, traffic jams, power loss of power. Nor'easters. By: Michael . Vuotto. and Jake Mulholland . http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/120423_g13_wv_anim.gif. Blizzard of 2010- December 27. th. at 1am and then at 9am . 4 major types of storms:. Thunderstorms. Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Winter Storms. A . meteorologist . is a. . scientist who studies weather and tries to predict it. How Thunderstorms Form. For a thunderstorm to form, three conditions must exist. . The Question: . How do different types of geomagnetic storms change the ion outflow from Earth?. During a solar storm, a massive amount of plasma is ejected into space as magnetic field lines within the sun rearrange, bend, and break..