Winter storm Juno, as named by the Weather Channel, dropped more than three feet of snow in some areas Monday night through Wednesday morning. Prior to the storm's arrival, residents were told to stay inside, due to the dangerously high winds a blizzard brings with it.
A blizzard is different from a normal snow storm. According to the National Weather Service, a blizzard is classified as a storm with high winds of at least 35 miles per hour with large amounts of snow for an extended period of time. This makes visibility difficult and in some cases nearly impossible.
This storm was assigned the name Juno by the Weather Channel. The naming trend for winter storms began in 2012 and the Weather Channel actually has a committee to help decide on a name. According to meteorologists there, it makes communication easier when a name is attached to significant storms.