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Recent Examples of snow squall
The chances for snow have also increased for Sunday, with snow squalls possibly occurring in the afternoon, the weather service said.
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Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And in Montana, the Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys are under a Winter Storm Warning until 5 p.m. MST Saturday, with mixed precipitation, ice, and snow squalls creating difficult travel conditions.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Additionally, snow squalls are extraordinarily rare in Wisconsin.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The arctic front and snow squalls have hit the Midwest and the Northeast this week.
—Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And in Montana, the Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys are under a Winter Storm Warning until 5 p.m. MST Saturday, with mixed precipitation, ice, and snow squalls creating difficult travel conditions.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Additionally, snow squalls are extraordinarily rare in Wisconsin.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The arctic front and snow squalls have hit the Midwest and the Northeast this week.
—Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow squall
Noun
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Scheduled to play the University of Texas’ Frank Erwin Center in 2003, a freak ice storm cancelled our show.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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How is the ice storm impacting hunters?—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Friday’s weather should remain chilly (by South Florida standards) at night with a low of 68 degrees.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The night brought rain squalls and heavy seas, but Sunday dawned fair.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 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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The food truck’s hot holding unit clearly wasn’t so hot, either, as a summer afternoon rainstorm of Stop Sales came down on oxtails, pork chop, salmon, macaroni and cheese, grits, raw chicken, raw pork, liquid eggs, raw tilapia, salmon salad, sausage and hot dogs.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The writer finished the trail in 40 days and recounted stories of strangers handing him candy bars through car windows, bar owners delivering him breakfast, a father scooping him up amid a rainstorm and a physical therapist working wonders on his knee at half her hourly rate.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Motorists driving in the area will be affected, and individuals with respiratory problems are advised to remain indoors until the windstorm passes.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The plant was closed in 2020, after its cooling towers were damaged during a violent windstorm.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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With summer kicking off, the occasional thunderstorm to start the day is inevitable this time of year in Florida.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Westfield's ordinance for shoveling sidewalks In Westfield, residents are responsible for having snow removed from their sidewalks within 24 hours of the completion of the snowstorm.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the first snowstorm of the season fell throughout the province of Ontario, Atletico Ottawa and Cavalry FC competed through treacherous snow and blizzard-like conditions in front of 13,132 fans, making for a remarkable Canadian Premier League Final.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Snow squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow%20squall. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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