blizzard A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours. A ground blizzard is a weather condition where snow is not falling ...

is a severe winter storm condition characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow. Blizzard or The Blizzard may also refer to:

Places

* Blizzard Peak, Ross Dependency, Antarctica * Blizzard Heights, near Blizzard Peak

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Blizzard (Marvel Comics) Blizzard is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a member of Iron Man's rogues gallery. The Donnie Gill incarnation has had the most appeara ...

, primarily foes of Iron Man * Minister Blizzard, a DC Comics villain, commonly a recurring foe of Wonder Woman * Blizzard (G.I. Joe) * Blizzard, from the crime film '' The Penalty'' * Hellish Blizzard, a character from the manga series ''One-Punch Man''

Films

* ''Blizzard'' (1944 film), a Swedish drama film * ''Blizzard'' (2003 film), directed by LeVar Burton * ''The Blizzard'' (1921 film), starring Oliver Hardy * ''The Blizzard'' (1923 film), a Swedish drama based on the Selma Lagerlof novel * ''The Blizzard'' (1964 film), a Soviet film based on the short story by Pushkin

Music

The Blizzards The Blizzards are an Irish band from Mullingar in County Westmeath. They were formed by Niall Breslin in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy (drums), Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran, Louize Carroll (bass) and Aidan Lynch (keyboards). They have ...

, a rock band from Ireland * ''Blizzard'' (EP), a 2013 EP by Fauve * ''Blizzards'' (album), a 2020 album by Nathan Fake * "The Blizzard" (song), a song by Jim Reeves * "The Blizzard", a song by

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Other arts and entertainment

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The Blizzard "The Blizzard" (or The Snow Storm) (russian: Мете́ль, ''Metél' '') is the second of five short stories that constitute ''The Belkin Tales'' by Alexander Pushkin. The manuscript for the story was originally completed October 20, 1830. It wa ...

", a 1831 short story by Aleksandr Pushkin * "The Blizzard", a 1985 episode of the sitcom ''Night Court'' * "The Blizzard", a 1999 episode of the children's animated series ''Arthur''

In business

Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the company was founded on February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse, Inc. by three gradu ...

, a video game subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. * Blizzard Ski, an Austrian ski manufacturer * Blizzard Sport, an Austrian sports equipment company * Dairy Queen Blizzard, an ice cream product

Sports teams

Canada

* Barrie Blizzard, a lacrosse team based in Barrie, Ontario *

Edmundston Blizzard The Edmundston Blizzard are a junior ice hockey team from Edmundston, New Brunswick, Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. History The Moncton Hawks were New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Junior A cha ...

, a junior ice hockey team from Edmundston, New Brunswick *

Manitoba Blizzard Manitoba Blizzard are a Junior B box lacrosse team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blizzard compete in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League. History Formed in 2010 as the Manitoba Gryphons, the team was the first Manitoba-based team to join t ...

, a box lacrosse team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba *

OCN Blizzard The Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Blizzard are a junior "A" ice hockey team from The Pas, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The team is owned ...

, a junior ice hockey team from The Pas, Manitoba * The Blizzard, original name of the Sorel-Tracy Éperviers, a hockey team based in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec *

Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League. History The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium. In 1975, 50% of t ...

, a defunct soccer organization *

Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) The second iteration of the Toronto Blizzard was a Canadian professional soccer team in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the Canadian Soccer League, National Soccer League, and the American Professional Soccer League. The club was formed shortly ...

, a defunct soccer organization

United States

Alexandria Blizzard The Alexandria Blizzard is a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior ice hockey team playing in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at Runestone Community Center in Alexandria, Minnesota. The franchise is o ...

, a junior ice hockey team based in Alexandria, Minnesota *

Buffalo Blizzard The Buffalo Blizzard was a soccer club that existed from 1992 to 2001 in Buffalo, New York. History The team was originally owned by the Knox brothers who owned the Buffalo Sabres at the time, and additionally by the Riches who owned the minor l ...

, a soccer club that existed from 1992 to 2001 in Buffalo, New York *

Colorado Springs Blizzard Colorado Springs Blizzard were an American soccer team, founded in 2004. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the leagu ...

, an American soccer team * New England Blizzard (1996–1998), a defunct professional women's basketball organization * Taos Blizzard, a defunct baseball team based in Taos, New Mexico * Utica Blizzard, an ice hockey team based in Utica, New York

Other uses

* ''Buran'' (spacecraft), a Soviet space shuttle * Blizzard (surname), a surname * Blizzard PPC, a PowerUP accelerator PowerPC-based upgrade card for the Amiga * '' Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America'', a children's history book by Jim Murphy * ''The Blizzard'' (magazine), a British football magazine * Toyota Blizzard, a four-wheel-drive vehicle manufactured from 1980 into the 1990s