Re: 'snowstorm vs. blizzard'

Quoting John Cowan <cowan@...>:

> Robert Jung scripsit:
>
> > My eight-year-old brother has a question: What's the difference between
> > "snowstorm" and "blizzard"?
>
> As defined by the U.S. National Weather Service, a blizzard requires both
> of:
>
> 1) winds with more than 32 mph (51 km/hr)
>
> 2) visibility less than 500 feet (150 m)
That's pretty tough wheather ...

My ancient lexicon gives this possibly helpful definition
of 'blizzard'; "snowstorm (in North America)".

                                                             Andreas