"Now, then, suppose you tell me what you're doing wandering around in a blue norther, and dressed for a spring picnic?"

The name Zephyr, meaning soft, gentle wind, was first used by land surveyors who were trapped in the area during a blue norther.

He can't afford to hire scout choppers forever, and the first blue norther that blows down here will teach him who the real enemy is.

When pushed this far south, the system is often referred to as a "blue norther".

"Didn't you ever sit out a blue norther before?"

A lifetime in Texas told her that a blue norther would hit in the next couple of hours, bringing with it a significant temperature drop.

My car had stalled on the outskirts of town, forcing me to walk several miles through what West Texans call a "blue norther."

But contrary to the belief of many people blue norther is not unique to Texas.

The wind is called the blue norther but Bill thought she was saying "blue moth."