What is an Alberta Clipper? Explaining the storm [Video]

As a fast-moving system is expected to bring some plowable snow to Vermont, Northern New York and much of New England this week, many might be wondering what an Alberta Clipper is.We break down what this term means and where it comes from.An Alberta Clipper, also known as a Canadian clipper, Alberta cyclone or an Alberta low, is a low-pressure system that originates near the province of Alberta, Canada.The term was coined in the 1960s by Rheinhart Harms, a meteorologist at the U.S. National Weather Service Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin who noted the rapid speed of these snow-producing storms as they …