A nor'easter moving up the coast from the Carolinas is expected to create blizzard conditions in the region tonight. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a blizzard warning for 7 this evening until 7 p.m. tomorrow. Up to between 12 and 18 inches of snow could fall, with drifts exceeding 24 inches. According to the NWS, it's not the amount of snow that makes a blizzard a blizzard. It's the wind. The NWS characterizes a blizzard as winds of 35 miles per hour or more blowing snow and reducing visibility to a quarter of a mile or less over a period of three hours or more. You can have a blizzard without falling snow, as the NWS says in this graphic posted to social media by NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly. The key phrase is "blowing snow." A blizzard in which the snow has stopped falling but is still being blown around and creating poor visibility is calls a "ground blizzard." Winds tonight will be from the north at10 to 20 mph, increasing to between ...
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