What are Winter Storms?
Winter storms are highly common when there are low temperatures that allow the formation of ice. The name does not however mean that they are common to only the winter season, but temperature with continental climate may experience these storms in late autumn and early springs. It is uncommon in summers though as storms would require extremely cold climate, that again that is not unheard of and there were cold summers in 1816 in northeast USA. Winter Snow storms are large amounts of snow that are enough to cover the whole area.
Snow is less dense compared to water and thus lesser water could create larger amounts of snow enough to create havoc. Two inches or about 5 cm of snow is known to create traffic disruptions where snow is not common, other have immediate rectifying actions that would take the situation in control. The snow storms discussed here are light and not bizarre which leads to a threat to life and property.
How to Winter Storms form?
Like any other form of a storm, the winter storm has a few pre-requisites, the combination of a few conditions is necessary for the storm to form. There are three conditions necessary which creates the storm:
- Cold air: The air quality near the ground and its temperature below freezing point here and near the clouds are needed.
- Lift: a condition that should raise the moist air to form clouds and create precipitation. For example, when warm air collides with cold air then is forced to rise over the cold dome. The boundary in between is known as a front. Another example to understand the same phenomenon is the air flowing up around a mountain.
- Moisture: Moisture could be present around a body of water; this is to form clouds or precipitation.
Where do Winter Storms happen?
Winter storms are not uncommon there are many places all over the world which witness heavy winter storms. Most of Northeast of US, areas of Atlantic, storms across southwest and northwest in US, Mississippi Valley to center-Atlantic, etc.
Snow storms are generally not considered risky, but there are situations when things can go out of hand. The snow causes spring flooding when it drastically starts to melt down due to rise in air temperature. There are also situations of slippery roads and hypothermia. Whiteout may responsible for zero visibility and cases of accidents. Winter storms may create havoc, and it is important to be prepared if you live in an area that is prone to winter storms.
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