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Recent Examples of snow squall
An Arctic front and snow squalls will impact the Northeast and Midwest on Thursday.
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Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Arctic cold front expected to hit Central Indiana Wednesday afternoon
Meteorologists say Hoosiers around the Indianapolis area should prepare for snow showers and snow squalls between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday as an arctic cold front sweeps across the Midwest.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
The warm front is a sharp contrast to the close of last week when an arctic surge swept across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with snow squalls, whiteouts and intense bursts of wind that left 20 million Americans under winter weather warnings or advisories.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, there is a long history of deadly traffic accidents associated with snow squalls.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
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Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Arctic cold front expected to hit Central Indiana Wednesday afternoon
Meteorologists say Hoosiers around the Indianapolis area should prepare for snow showers and snow squalls between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday as an arctic cold front sweeps across the Midwest.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
The warm front is a sharp contrast to the close of last week when an arctic surge swept across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with snow squalls, whiteouts and intense bursts of wind that left 20 million Americans under winter weather warnings or advisories.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, there is a long history of deadly traffic accidents associated with snow squalls.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow squall
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She was once stuck with no power for two weeks after an ice storm in 1998.Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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In 2021, more than 100 people died as the state's power grid failed during back-to-back ice storms.Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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AccuWeather is predicting a series of outbreaks of bad weather across the country from January 7 to 8 and January 11 to 12.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Front Range is under a winter weather warning with 2-5 inches of snow expected through this morning.Axios Denver, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind.Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
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On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
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During the rainstorm, the near-constant sound of Israeli airstrikes slowed to the occasional distant blast, said Mr. Bahja.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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California Sorrow for Jackie and Shadow, but two new baby eagles in Orange County March 21, 2024 Jackie previously lost two 6-week-old chicks to cold after a rainstorm.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Monday Santa Ana winds will peak Wednesday and be followed by new windstorm Monday Man who procured guns, ammo for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years Tom Krasovic: Padres’ standing with Roki Sasaki a credit to A.J. Preller, Peter Seidler IRS is sending out automatic stimulus payments.Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The first rule of disaster response is to be present, which Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass violated by leaving for the inauguration of Ghana’s new president despite increasingly dire warnings about an imminent windstorm and elevated fire risk.The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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In the South, some showers could occur and a few thunderstorms near the Gulf Coast region by Saturday morning.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Old-fashioned radiators heat the house, whose metal roof lulls the family during gentle rains (thunderstorms, not so much).Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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Platt announced a new and more aggressive strategy to plow and treat streets during snowstorms.Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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And Cincinnati, Ohio, received about 10.6 inches of snow, marking the biggest snowstorm since 2016.Max Golembo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Snow squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow%20squall. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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