BLIZZARDS+(Blazin'+Blizzards)

Alexis C.-Volney Elementary Amber B.-Volney ﻿Elemantary Miwa B.-Volney Elementary Sabrina F.-Volney Elementary 4-13-11 Tyler P.-G.Ray Bodley High School 5-6-11

Scientific Description
A blizzard is a long-lasting snowstorm that has a temperature near 10 degrees or lower. They are accompanied by winds that must be at least 35 mph. It usually starts out when cold air mass moves out of the arctic into an area out of the milder climate. There also must be a lot of blowing snow and decreasing visibilty for a duration of at least 3 hours. You need three things to have a blizzard; cold air at surface, lots of moisture, and lift. Warm air must rise over cold air.



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Syracuse holds a very strong weather history when it comes to wintery records, but it was'nt strong enough to hold a position for the Golden Snowball Award, ran by Weather.com in conjunction with the NCAA' March Madness. Syracuse "hit heads" when it came to snowfall records with Caribou, Maine. Syracuse, NY held strong with 116 but Caribou, Maine made a "slam-dunk" with their 121, even though Syracuse, NY's average snowfall beats Caribou's snowfall.====== media type="custom" key="9079078"





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