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Recent Examples of snow squall
Typically linked to cold fronts, snow squalls can cause rapid and dangerous changes in weather.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Think Glen Powell in Twisters but with snow squalls instead of tornadoes, and with no romantic side story.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Indianapolis weather:Potential snow squalls have Indianapolis meteorologists on alert
Flash freezing for this evening
As temperatures fall later on today into the evening flash freezing on the surfaces of roads will also be possible.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
What's the difference between snow squalls and snowstorms A key difference between a snow squall and snowstorm is the duration of the event, the NWS reported.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Think Glen Powell in Twisters but with snow squalls instead of tornadoes, and with no romantic side story.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Indianapolis weather:Potential snow squalls have Indianapolis meteorologists on alert
Flash freezing for this evening
As temperatures fall later on today into the evening flash freezing on the surfaces of roads will also be possible.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
What's the difference between snow squalls and snowstorms A key difference between a snow squall and snowstorm is the duration of the event, the NWS reported.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow squall
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Tough conditions for power lines, raising the specter of mass power outages like the one that took out electricity to over a million households last winter, or the 1998 ice storm that left over 4 million Canadians in the dark–some losing power for weeks.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hurricanes, wildfires, ice storms and heatwaves have caused widespread disruptions, highlighting the vulnerability of aging electrical grids to severe conditions.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Along the East Coast, the winter weather advisories were set to expire by Friday afternoon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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While February is a great month for pruning, that will also be affected by weather.—
Janet B. Carson,
arkansasonline.com,
31 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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Wide swaths of Southern California have seen only one significant rainstorm in more than eight months — producing for many areas a record dry start to the water year, which began Oct. 1.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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There was a big rainstorm, so there would be takes that were ruined because the clouds would come in and just turn the scene into complete darkness.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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If the bill passes, Citizens will become responsible for covering all windstorm damages in the state.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Forecasters described the coming windstorm as a once-every-five-to-10-years calamity.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mostly rain was expected for the majority of New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland, while both rain and thunderstorms would be possible in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Flooding rain and severe thunderstorms could slam the South Central U.S. and Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday, forecasters warned.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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For example, restaurants have had to contend with the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles, displacing residents and temporarily shuttering some eateries, in addition to the usual seasonal snowstorms and frigid temperatures that keep diners at home.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Days after the Gulf Coast was buffeted by record-breaking snowstorms, New York is bracing for several inches of heavy snowfall.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Snow squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow%20squall. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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