"Blizzard" is a perfectly fine word that could serve us well for centuries. I wish we weren't calling every run-of-the-mill blizzard a "snowpocalypse".
True, it is a fun word. If we'd had it in '78 it would've come in handy. We made do with "blizzard" then.
Maybe its usage is supposed to be reminiscent of days of yore (by which I mean last winter). I also have no idea what Boston is looking like right now.
Here's a usage question, though: as someone else pointed out, "blizzard" denotes high winds and low visibility. Is there a term (besides the somewhat tepid "winter storm") for a storm that doesn't feature high winds but does dump an abnormal amount of snow?
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Here's a usage question, though: as someone else pointed out, "blizzard" denotes high winds and low visibility. Is there a term (besides the somewhat tepid "winter storm") for a storm that doesn't feature high winds but does dump an abnormal amount of snow?