Weather question about blizzards?

Question

How do meteorologists detect a blizzard? If anyone has the answer I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!

Answer 1

If you are currently in a high-pressure system that should eventually ripple to a low-pressure system and if it's cold and cloudy that equals high winds and combine that with some snow and BOOM. blizzard.

This is probably wrong in many ways

Answer 2

Radar to track precipitation.

the radar waves bounce off of snow/rain particles and they bounce back to the radar station.

Its just like how they forecast rain except with a blizzard, the temperature needs to be below freezing, and have conditions be windy

Answer 3

im a blizzard