claim: "this kind of snowstorm happens every 10 or 15 years."
author: john eaves
evidence_1: atlanta snow storm: atlanta's worst snowfall amounts (11 alive) ... this kind of  snowstorm happens every 10 or 15 years at politifact.com; there's no jam like ...
evidence_2: dec 3, 2014 ... winter 2009-10 was highlighted by historic snowfalls in late december and early  february. ... “historic” snowstorm of 15 inches or greater roughly every 10 to 15  years ... east coast storms occurring in a negative nao regime may become  more ... while the winter kind of shut down around d.c. after the feb.
evidence_3: blizzards can also occur after snowfall when high winds cause whiteouts (fallen  ... the blizzard cause roughly 300 deaths and 10 million power outages. ... most  snow in the u.s., accumulating an average of 94 inches of snow every year. ...  2014, http://www.thesimpledollar.com/fifteen-things-to-have-in-your-car-this- winter/.
evidence_4: dec 7, 2017 ... well that's kind of what happened wednesday at alaska's ... of snow piled up in  one hour — around 1.7 inches every 10 minutes. ... the furious storm dropped  another 5 inches in 30 minutes, for a remarkable 15 inches in a brief hour and a  ... in the united states, averaging a whopping 300 inches per year.
evidence_5: jan 11, 2017 ... a snowstorm of this magnitude generally happens once every 20 to 25 years,  national weather service meteorologist clinton rockey said.