How do Blizzards Form? Common Weather FactsLearn What Causes BlizzardsSo how do blizzards form? Learn what weather conditions are needed and what causes blizzards. Winterstorms happen a lot during the wintertime, but blizzards are more rare. I personally can only recall one or two blizzards that I've experienced in my lifetime. The good thing? School was closed! But these strong weather systems can also cause power outages which are no fun in the cold, and even death if you're not careful. So what weather conditions are needed for a blizzard to happen? Well first of course you need cold air in order for snow to happen. The temperatures need to be below freezing aloft and at ground level in order for this to happen. You also need tons of moisture. Usually this comes with powerful low pressure centers moving from south to north which wraps the moisture around to the backside of the low where most of the cold air is. Usually it is not cold enough ahead of the storm in the warm sector. Nor' Easters are notorious for this and they get a lot of their moisture from the warm waters of the Atlantic. Or like in my home state of Michigan (which always has unpredictable weather), you can get cold air blowing across the cold lakes for moisture, and in turn, you get lake effect snow. Next, in order for clouds to form and precipitation to come about, you need warm air to rise over the cold air in the storm. This results in strong winds and in order to be classified as a blizzard, the winds must be over 35 MPH. Blizzard Fun Facts Now that you've found the answer to "How do blizzards form?", why not check out some fun weather facts about blizzards? Blizzard Fun Facts. The Severe Weather Fan Printable Fact and Safety Book It is available for print and download immediately after buying, and you can have access to it at anytime, even if you don't have an internet connection. Read more about this convenient factbook.. - Offers the best safety info on this site for you and your family - If you are a teacher, use it in the classroom with ease - Information is organized by disaster for easy navigation (easier than trying to navigate a website) - All the best and most useful facts on this site for easy access - Also included are 50 quick facts on some of the most known and well known natural disasters in history - Map are included with the 50 quick facts Return from How do Blizzards Form to Severe Weather Fan Homepage
|
The Severe Weather Fan Printable Guide and Factbook
   
Lightning strike on the Renaissance Center
|
|
Weather ThunderstormsWeather LightningWeather TornadoesHurricanesWinter WeatherEarthquakesFloodsWeather CloudsWeather ClimateWeather EquipmentSurvival KitsWeather Links
Enjoy This Site?
Then why not use the button below, to add us to your favorite bookmarking service? |
||
|
|
||
|
Copyright© Severe Weather Fan 2010-2012.
| ||