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Brian in Aberfeldy writes:
On Jan 6, 2:26*pm, "ronaldbutton" wrote:
Whilst trying to keep the weather reports at frenzy level ,the Beeb have
mentioned several times today that Britain has been struck by BLIZZARDS ,.
Whilst I know it is normal to read out the list of blocked roads in the Peak
District and the Cairngorms in order that we can all share in the disaster
zones,I'd have thought that snow ,no matter how heavy can hardly be
described as a blizzard when winds are less than 5 MPH all over the
SouthEast . The cub reporters should hold fire with their adjectives cos
soon they might run out....

RonB

I think it is a symptom of being sent out to report on the weather and
a fear that the reporter has to make it sound bad as to justify the
job. I am also sure that the producers ask them to hype it up a bit,
indirectly, in order to make "good news"

The recent silly Basingstoke stuff springs to mind.

I think it's more likely to be simple ignorance. I suspect that they
think that "blizzard" just means heavy snow.
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John Hall
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Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)