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The picture has moved to its own page, but I don't see in the history where it happened. Was this intentional to save loading time? If so, the link ought to say "click here for a blizzard scene". Or was it accidental? In which case it should be restored. I haven't ever "done" a picture, so I'm reluctant to experiment here. Ortolan88 — Preceding undated comment added 15:04, 9 August 2002 (UTC)
The German Wikipedia suggests that the word "Blizzard" may be derived from German "blitzartig" (=(fast) like lightning). A Google-search lead to contradictory results, so I didn't add it to the article. Does someone know more about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.82.83.153 (talk) 14:52, 15 September 2004 (UTC)
The graph made me very interested in the damaging "superstorm of 1983"- but Wikipedia doens't have an article on it... is the year correct or does there just happen to be no article? -samaraphile — Preceding undated comment added 18:03, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
Could we get a mention of the Blizzard of 2003? That was impressive and caused some damage as well. (store roof collapses, DIA terminal roof collapse, travelers on cots in DIA, etc.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.53.25.184 (talk) 02:00, 17 May 2005 (UTC)
I'd like to see an article for a non-US blizzard. The UK was virtually brought to a standstill with the one in January 2003, and there was very heavy snow in Scotland in December 1995, the coldest December since 1981. BillyH 06:40, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
You'll notice that the article looked like this:
Then someone vandalized it and took some stuff out during their vandalization including the bottom half of the article. When the article was devandalized the bottom half was never returned. While I admit that the bottom half of the article wasn't the greatest, it was written by a student of mine (5th grade) and am sad to see it go.
It may be nice to ad one of those fancy tables that includes famous america blizzards (or it's own page) with damages, feet of snow, date, etc — Preceding unsigned comment added by Allthewhile (talk • contribs) 19:56, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
Please watch this page for vandalism and revert any negative changes — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theonlysilentbob (talk • contribs) 07:56, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- "A Blizzard can also be a strong wind current with blowing or falling snow."
First time in a discussion, so be gentle...But, the bar graph in this article showing cost of Blizzards in history is possibly misleading, as it does not seem to be adjusted for inflation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.131.62.196 (talk) 20:30, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Why write about a North Dakota storm that killed 37 people, but not a Minnesota storm in which 49 people were killed, many of them hunters with light clothes on. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.103.17.163 (talk) 00:31, 9 February 2007 (UTC).
The chart says that the storm of the century took place in 1950, while the text says that it took place in 1993.
also, just wondering about the (willy) at the end of the article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.22.191.150 (talk) 18:52, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
The photos on the blizzard page are little old and outdated. The image of the train and buffalo blizzard certainly show the effect of snow drifts but does nothing to actually visually demonstrate a blizzard as it is occurring. I suggest some more descriptive and representative images be used. I recently posted a photo of a lake effect blizzard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.113.185.52 (talk) 02:23, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Image:Lake_effect_blizzard.jpg
The picture currently included cannot be of a blizzard by common definitions. There is only a few inches of snow that apparently fell straight down (indicating little wind), since the cars have snow on both sides with no apparent drifting. 75.89.219.249 (talk) 18:29, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
Hey, I'm doing a research project on blizzards, and I was on this page like 10 minutes ago, and now a whole section was erased, I believe by vandals.
Definition
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There was definitions under those I think :/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Torxter (talk • contribs) 13:32, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Someone seems to have changed all the links on this page to Special:Random. I dont know how to change it back but it appears to be done yesterday by Omiller. BotLobsta 15:38, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
So, what do they call a snowstorm with near-zero visibility that lasts four hours but has a windchill of "only" -20C? 86.143.48.55 (talk) 01:28, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
I would suggest that this article should be semi-protected due to excessive vandalism. -- IRP (talk) 00:52, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
A fact tag has been added to the etymology section. After doing some research I have found some sources that talk about the origins.
They are not consistent on the etymology of the word and none of them completely corroborate the information that is in the article. A new name 2008 (talk) 19:49, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
The word blizzard orignated in the town of Spencer, IA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.26.194.173 (talk) 17:40, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
Blizzard = blitzartig. I saw it in a documentation on fox. Greez —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.166.60.81 (talk) 23:36, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I found a very good discussion on the etymology of blizzard. As for it's origin it my never be know with certainty. Seeing as I am a 30 year resident of Spencer Iowa I can attest that it has in no way originated here.
As for the word being used specifically to refer to a snow storm, Estherville Iowa's Northern Vindicator is more likely an origin, at least in print.
There are many printed uses of the word prior to the popularized Iowan term circa 1870.
"Stories using the word appeared in newspapers located in California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia."
Citations:
See the discussion for any additional citations. http://english.stackexchange.com/questions:: Reubends 9:15, 17 Feb 2015 (UTC)
What is the difference between blizzard and snowstorm? You have separate articles at least.--SM (talk) 05:59, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
blizzards are cold.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.185.15.100 (talk) 16:35, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
"Historic" Blizzards or just "Blizzards" of the past? "Previous blizzards"? Historic implies some significance. "Previous blizzards" seems redundant but is perhaps a better heading. —Monado (talk) 18:12, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
The 1st sentence of the 2nd paragraph reads as follows: "Blizzards can bring near-whiteout conditions, and can paralyze regions for days at a time, particularly where rainfall is unusual or rare."
Shouldn't it be where snow fall is unusual or rare, or is it a largely unknown fact that deserts have more severe blizzards than other areas? 173.28.244.122 (talk) 03:12, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Per a request on my talk page, here are some sources for globalizing the article, which currently reads like Blizzards in North America with a mention of the 1972 Iran blizzard. Realistically, there are some regions of the world that just won't experience blizzards, but we can do better.
There are also internal sources which may be of help, such as Climate of Australia#Blizzards (currently unsourced, though the sixth ref above could work there). Check what links to the article for more ideas. Did you know that the Great Blizzard of 1899 hit Florida? That doesn't actually globalize the article, but still.
It's not very hard to find more sources. Just google "blizzards in" and the place you want. It may be helpful to add -entertainment to filter out hits for Blizzard Entertainment worldwide. --BDD (talk) 18:06, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Notable enough to create 1940 Valentine's Day Blizzard? Boston Globe photos -- Beland (talk) 05:42, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
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Is blizzard and snowstorm a synonym or antonym? 2603:6011:8A00:39BB:A0C4:54F7:F5AB:4AF3 (talk) 00:43, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
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Great Plains Blizzard of 1887. January 9–11, 1887. Reported 72-hour blizzard that covered parts of the Great Plains in more than 16 inches (41 cm) of snow. Winds whipped and temperatures dropped to around 50 °F (10 °C) The Smithsonian article referenced quotes 50 below 0 F which would be -45.6 C Tbbnbb (talk) 21:53, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 18:59, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Should add this one as it was a historical event. 75.137.106.45 (talk) 17:40, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
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