Cari Meister - Blizzards

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Ask: Have you ever been in a
blizzard? How long did it last?
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Audience: 710. ISBN 978-1-62031-223-0 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-62031-263-6 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-62496-310-0 (ebook) 1. BlizzardsJuvenile literature. I. Title.

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Imagine you are sitting
in a classroom in Colorado. You look out the window. 4 CHAPTER 1 There is snow everywhere. The wind
is blowing.

You cannot see anything
but white. Its a blizzard! CHAPTER 1

6 CHAPTER 1 You go home early. Blizzards make it hard
to travel. The blowing
snow makes it hard to
see the road. Cars slide.
Some end up in the ditch . Luckily, you make
it home safely.

CHAPTER 1

When large amounts of snow
fall, it is called a snowstorm. Blizzards often start out
as snowstorms. Sometimes, blizzards
happen a day or two
after the snow has fallen.
The wind is so strong that
it looks like it is snowing. 8 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 A snowstorm needs cold air,
lots of moisture , and lift . 10 CHAPTER 2 warm air cold air snow Lift happens when cold air and
warm air meet. The warm air rises
over the cold air.

This turns the
moisture in the air into snow. CHAPTER 2

But a blizzard is different from
a snowstorm. A snowstorm
becomes a blizzard when
it has four things. ) There must be heavy or
blowing snow. ) Wind speeds must be greater
than miles per hour
( kilometers per hour ). ) The duration must be
longer than three hours. 12 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 In the United States, blizzards are
common on mountaintops and
on the Northern Great Plains . 12 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 In the United States, blizzards are
common on mountaintops and
on the Northern Great Plains .

Blizzards also happen along the
Northeast Coast and near the
Great Lakes. Lake
Michigan 14 CHAPTER 2

Blizzards are common in the Great Plains. The cold, dry
weather creates light, fluffy snow. The flat land allows
for high wind speeds. Together they create perfect
blizzard conditions. = Blizzard Zones CHAPTER 2 The deadliest blizzard in history happened
in 1972 in Iran .

More than feet ( 7.6 meters )
of snow fell, and 4,000 people died. 16 CHAPTER 3

During the Great Blizzard of 1888,
more than Americans along
the East Coast lost their lives. CHAPTER 3 18 CHAPTER 3