snow squall
noun
variants
or less commonly snowsquall
plural snow squalls also snowsqualls
: a sudden, brief, and intense storm of wind and snow : a squall accompanied by snow
While major snowstorms are predicted ahead of time, snow squalls can begin suddenly and typically last less than an hour.—
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The National Weather Service in Flagstaff issued a snow squall warning for Coconino County Wednesday as a winter storm moves through.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
The bands of snow from there pushed away from the city and further east, along the south shore of Long Island, where residents faced threats of snow squalls early Saturday evening.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2024
That's because the journey from ice crystal to snow squall is so complicated and meandering.
—Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Different than a winter storm, snow squalls bring sudden white-out conditions accompanied by rapidly falling temperatures that cover roads with ice in a matter of minutes.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
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Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
The bands of snow from there pushed away from the city and further east, along the south shore of Long Island, where residents faced threats of snow squalls early Saturday evening.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2024
That's because the journey from ice crystal to snow squall is so complicated and meandering.
—Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Different than a winter storm, snow squalls bring sudden white-out conditions accompanied by rapidly falling temperatures that cover roads with ice in a matter of minutes.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Snow squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20squall. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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