How to Use snow squall in a Sentence

snow squall

noun
  • And in the larger Northeast region, snow squalls are in the forecast on Sunday.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • There wasn't a snow squall warning issued for the location of the accident at the time the crash happened.
    Laura Studley, Eric Levenson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Cities across the country faced snow squall warnings Thursday.
    Erin McGarry, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Possible snow squalls in the Northeast and the upper Mid-Atlantic.
    Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Don't be surprised if your mobile phone starts buzzing with snow squall warnings on Friday.
    Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022
  • There probably won’t be much falling at this point, but some flurries, snow showers or a brief snow squall could blow by.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Don't be surprised if your mobile phone starts buzzing with snow squall warnings on Friday afternoon.
    Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2022
  • This latest round of rough weather comes after a snow squall caused a deadly pile up in Pennsylvania on Monday.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The crashes occurred during a snow squall that passed through Wright County and into northwest Hennepin County.
    Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Confirm that your cell phones and mobile devices can receive emergency weather alerts such as snow squall warnings.
    Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2022
  • That's because the journey from ice crystal to snow squall is so complicated and meandering.
    Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • That's because the journey from ice crystal to snow squall is so complicated and meandering.
    Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
  • At the same time in the Northeast and upper Mid-Atlantic region, snow squalls and whiteout conditions are also possible, forecasters said.
    Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • There was an active snow squall — an intense burst of snow that often drastically reduces visibility — at the time of the pileup on the northbound side of I-81, a spokesperson for the state police said Wednesday.
    Victoria Albert, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Tens of millions of people have been affected by dangerously cold temperatures, and heavy lake-effect snow and snow squalls have had severe effects across the Great Lakes and Northeast regions.
    Mathew Barlow, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Behind this strong storm system as the temperatures turn sharply colder, some areas may end with snow squalls Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with the highest likelihood being in and around the Great Lakes region.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • An Arctic cold front will grace the area Sunday afternoon, bringing the potential for snow squalls, leading to low visibility, gusty winds and short periods of moderate to heavy snow.
    NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Unfortunately, the giant snow squall caused mayhem for drivers across southern Ontario.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2014
  • At least 50 vehicles were involved in a pileup on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania during a snow squall Monday morning, leaving dozens of people injured.
    Talal Ansari, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Monday's pileup during a spring snow squall in Pennsylvania killed six people, injured 24 others and involved 80 vehicles, state police said Wednesday.
    NBC News, 30 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • In Albuquerque, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for a lightning-producing snow squall as the developing system got underway Saturday night.
    Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2021
  • Gusty winds combining with briefly heavy precipitation could suddenly reduce visibility, resulting in a short time of dangerous travel, especially if a snow squall materializes.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024

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