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Recent Examples of snow squall
Damaging winds and snow squall potential Strong winds, potentially gusting over 50 mph, will not only exacerbate the dangerous widespread below-zero wind chills, but also potentially produce isolated tree damage and power outages, the Weather Prediction Center said.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
In northeastern Ohio, a snow squall — a sudden burst of heavy snow and gusty winds — was creating whiteout conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
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Juan A. Lozano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
Even though the snow might not stick, high winds could create whiteout conditions and even a snow squall.
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Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
16 Jan. 2026
Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location.
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Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
In northeastern Ohio, a snow squall — a sudden burst of heavy snow and gusty winds — was creating whiteout conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
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Juan A. Lozano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
Even though the snow might not stick, high winds could create whiteout conditions and even a snow squall.
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Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
16 Jan. 2026
Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location.
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Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow squall
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The cost of leasing the planes this season was covered by a one-time allocation from the Michigan Legislature to mitigate the effects of the March 2025 ice storm.
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Winter weather warnings are in effect for about half a dozen states through early Saturday, while ice storm warnings remain in place across much of northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan through Saturday afternoon.
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Pop-up afternoon and evening thunderstorms are possible each day due to the heat and humidity but no organized weather systems expected over the next few days.
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The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.
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Multiple homeowners and renters along Bear Creek in Kitteridge woke up to the sight of mud and destruction, following an overnight rainstorm that flooded parts of the town.
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That means the next rainstorm will likely trigger landslides, so Venezuela can expect more damage, more hazards and perhaps more deaths.
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Forecasters expect a strong windstorm beginning Friday in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.
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Bass accused Crowley of leadership failures during the January 2025 windstorm that led to the deadly Palisades fire, and also accused her of refusing to prepare an after-action report on the firefight.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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Forecasters warned that a thunderstorm could bring wind gusts of between 40 and 50 mph, National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Chuck Caracozza said.
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During a 1986 return trip from India, John Paul’s plane was forced to land in Naples because of a snowstorm in Rome.
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He was found injured in front of a Canton home in early hours January 29, 2022 during a snowstorm and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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“Snow squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow%20squall. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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