Did we get a blizzard as it's defined?

We didn’t quite make it to be an official blizzard today , but it’s close.

What exactly is a “Blizzard?”

By Jeff Smith and Mike Bencivenga, Jamie Nguyen

NEW YORK (WABC) –

A blizzard is a snowstorm on steroids. The term blizzard may be tossed around casually, but to officially qualify as a blizzard, a storm

has to meet the following three criteria:

1. Sustained wind or frequent gusts of 35mph or greater.

2. Considerable falling and/or blowing snow reducing visibility to under a quarter mile.

3. These conditions have to continue for at least three consecutive hours!