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Recent Examples of snow squall
The Arctic blast will bring snow squalls to several states, and seven other states are expecting heavy snow ahead of the plunging temperatures.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
After a collection of lake effect and snow squalls last week, followed by warming temperatures, here's what the weather in the mitten state may look like this week.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
Typically linked to cold fronts, snow squalls can cause rapid and dangerous changes in weather.
—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
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
After a collection of lake effect and snow squalls last week, followed by warming temperatures, here's what the weather in the mitten state may look like this week.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
Typically linked to cold fronts, snow squalls can cause rapid and dangerous changes in weather.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow squall
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Flashback: When an intense ice storm enveloped the region last year, countless trees were toppled, thousands lost power for days and at least 15 people died.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Build an Emergency Kit Having an emergency kit prepared before an ice storm is essential.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Various weather warnings were set to remain in place for large sections of the eastern U.S. through Thursday, as forecasters said the next winter storm could blanket wide bands of the country with upwards of 10 inches of snow.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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All of this analysis happens before the information reaches private weather apps and TV stations.—
Christine Wiedinmyer,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 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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Videos have been posted online of mudslides causing chaos in Southern California after a powerful rainstorm hit the area on Thursday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hundreds of Los Angeles residents already weary from wildfires that devastated the area last month were ordered to evacuate again on Thursday as a rainstorm threatened to bring flash floods and mudslides to the region.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The utility periodically shuts off power before windstorms to reduce the chance that its power lines and other equipment will spark a wildfire.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Winds are expected to be strong but, as has been expected for days, significantly weaker than last week’s historic windstorms that fueled the rapid spread of the Palisades and Eaton fires, among the most destructive in modern California history.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Cities such as Dallas, Little Rock and Nashville will also remain warm enough to face rain and possibly thunderstorms.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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To get people interested in Lay’s potato chips, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay will unspool a cinematic, minute-long spot all about the travails of potato farmers, complete with a raging thunderstorm, a young girl and an absence of dialogue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Nearly three-quarters of all Northeast snowstorms classified as Category 3 or higher on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, or NESIS, from 1956 to 2022 took place in late January or early February, according to statistics from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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During the snowstorm on January 19, they were found.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Snow squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow%20squall. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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