The lakefront as the blizzard of 2011 approaches. (Credit: CBS)
CHICAGO (CBS) — Hurricanes have names, but blizzards do not.
A committee actually decides on hurricane names before they happen. In fact, the storms have been assigned names though 2015.
“Blizzard of 2011″ is so boring.
We’d like to change that.
What do you think we should name this storm? Here are some ideas:
- Snowmaggedon;
- Snowgasm;
- Snowpocalypse;
- Snow-MG! (snow-my-god);
- Blizz-daddy …
OK, you get the idea.
Do you like any of these names? We bet you may have your own ideas, too. Email us and/or leave a comment below!
46 Comments
Snowly Moly!!
February 1, 2011 at 11:45 am
Snowtaclysm?
February 1, 2011 at 11:55 am
SUPERBLOW
February 1, 2011 at 11:58 am
The “You’re on Crack” Blizzard of 2011
February 1, 2011 at 12:08 pm
How about just calling it “winter”?
February 1, 2011 at 12:16 pm
SNOWZILLA
February 1, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Snizzle my Bizzle
February 1, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Remember the Alasnow?
February 1, 2011 at 12:31 pm
They didn’t name the blizzard of 1967 – so why name this one..?
February 1, 2011 at 12:38 pm
Snowpocalypse
February 1, 2011 at 12:40 pm
“The Day After Tomorrow” – The sequel.
February 1, 2011 at 12:45 pm
SNOWBLOZE
February 1, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Bush had a hurricane ,so Obama can have his blizzard… how about ” American Snow Job”?
February 1, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Snow Storm – Blagojevich
February 1, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Daley’s farewell Blizzard
February 1, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Snowjob11
February 1, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Daleysnow
Mayor Daley, 22 years in office, 1 inch of snow per year what a send off
February 1, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Call it simply, The Great Ground Hog Day Blizzard”, so it will seem like winter all over again!
February 1, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Blizzakatrina… Please text “Chicago” to 90999 to help the victims of today’s disaster.
February 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm
How about “Snow my God, please please stop with this childish, name game and get back to real jornalism”.
How about that???
February 1, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Snowbodan Milosevic
February 1, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Arnold Snowzzennagger.
February 1, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Snobama, because like the president, no matter how bad this storm is it can’t possibly live up to the media hype!
February 1, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Snowmaggedon
February 1, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Chicagazzard…( Chicago blizzard??Lol) May all who are affected by this MONSTER blizzard,may we all be safe.God Bless.
February 1, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Snowceans 11
February 1, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Snowlocaust
February 1, 2011 at 4:54 pm
SN’011
February 1, 2011 at 5:16 pm
sno’s of anarchy motorcycle club
February 1, 2011 at 6:07 pm
My favorite, heard on WGN radio (Gary M)- Snowcaine Overdose
February 1, 2011 at 6:34 pm
The 2011 snowphune
February 1, 2011 at 7:25 pm
The Snownado 2011
February 1, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Have a Snowke and a smile!
February 1, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Snow-a-thon 2011
Snow-a-pallooza
Blizzard Blitzkrieg
Man vs. Snow
Snownami 2011
February 1, 2011 at 8:33 pm
The BLIZZARD-OF-OZ
February 1, 2011 at 9:32 pm
i THINK Butterfinger or butterfinger blizzard
February 1, 2011 at 9:39 pm
My co-worker came up with this and I liked it: Inglorious Blizzard
February 1, 2011 at 11:05 pm
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Snowtorious B.I.G.
February 2, 2011 at 6:59 am
Blizzaster
February 2, 2011 at 7:48 am
We had thunder and lightning with hurricane force winds, power outages, and drifts all over. How about Snowicane or Blizzardcane. Aren’t they already calling some of the storms that have hit NY Snowmageddon and Snowpocolypse? We should be respectful of the horrendous snows they’ve endured already this year and give this storm a new name
February 2, 2011 at 7:01 pm
“Snow Daze of 2011″
or “2011 Snow Daze”
February 3, 2011 at 11:06 am
How about “The blizzard of 2011″.
Not everything needs a stupid name….
February 3, 2011 at 11:07 am
“Snow’s Your Old Man”, Snowshow”, “Snowbodies’ Business”, “The Frozen Wundra”, “The Heap Freeze”, “The Blizzard That Waz”, “Fryzzard Blyzzard”, or — my personal preference — “Cornasnowpia”. None of which is likely to catch on, I suspect.
February 3, 2011 at 11:27 am
“Why did I have to miss my Soaps for this stupid repetitive Antatgonistic Ungrateful Primadonna Make-”News”-out-of-Nothing News People” blizzard.
February 3, 2011 at 12:47 pm
hurriance have first names . how’s about snow use last names or cold place?
“Snow Anderson” or Snow Anchorage “
February 4, 2011 at 2:11 pm