as in ice storm
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Recent Examples of snow squall
Southern Juneau and south-central Adams counties are under a snow squall warning until 1:45 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service, at 1:08 p.m. on Wednesday, a dangerous snow squall was located near Mauston, moving southeast at 45 mph.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Multiple states are bracing for potential back-to-back snow squalls this week as an Arctic cold front pushes south across the United States.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
There’s a long history of deadly car crashes associated with intense snow squalls.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
The worst conditions are expected later Wednesday afternoon into the evening with snow squalls.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Multiple states are bracing for potential back-to-back snow squalls this week as an Arctic cold front pushes south across the United States.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
There’s a long history of deadly car crashes associated with intense snow squalls.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
The worst conditions are expected later Wednesday afternoon into the evening with snow squalls.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow squall
Noun
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The governor was in Washington, D.C., seeking recovery aid for Michigan after an ice storm, but could not depart before the president started an executive order signing ceremony.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
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The governor met with Trump following the speech to discuss funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base and aid for those impacted by an ice storm.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Seal any unwanted openings with fine mesh, caulk or weather stripping.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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But due to his warm weather desire, the league may have had the Magic win the lottery.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 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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Our boat stalled in the middle of the lake during a sudden rainstorm, and another vessel had to come to our rescue.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
23 Apr. 2025
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Although operations stopped earlier this month, hauling is likely to resume after future rainstorms, the county said.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Especially valuable for biodiversity are areas of regenerating forests that grow after fires or other disturbances such as windstorms, in places where live and dead trees in the disturbed forests have not been cut.—
Reed Frederick Noss,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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And Manzanar is known for incredible windstorms and dust storms.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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On May 17, damaging thunderstorms are likely in parts of Texas and Oklahoma through Tennessee and western Georgia.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2025
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Prosecutors say Read hit O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage and left him to die during a snowstorm in 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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For hedonic well-being, think of eating a mind-blowing cookie, laughing at a funny social media post, or lounging by a fireplace during a snowstorm.—
Jancee Dunn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Snow squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow%20squall. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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