The Blizzard of '1888. The term blizzard supposedly originated on the Great Plains of the United States where early settlers were terrorized by these blinding snowstorms. Severe blizzards are ones with winds of more than 45 miles per hour, visibility near zero, and temperatures 10o F or lower." One story tells of a teacher who tied the children together with rope, then set out toward the homestead a hundred yards away. "The teacher. missed the...
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