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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
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Thousands of people have been urged to avoid all travel as a powerful ice storm sweeps across the U.S., with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing weather warnings from Saturday through Sunday.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The incoming snow and cold pile onto last week's brutal weather, which saw power outages from a snow and ice storm, extreme winds and heavy rainfall. Driving the news: The imminent 24-hour event prompted Gov. Youngkin on Tuesday afternoon to warn residents to stay home.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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But over the second week of the tournament, expect weather apps to be frantically refreshed in the Boulogne-Billancourt area.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Heat risk: Post-storm deaths can be driven by the combination of hot weather and lack of air conditioning, especially for the elderly.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
31 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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And if there's severe weather headed your way, like a hurricane, heavy rainstorm or tornado, the local National Weather Service office will put out a warning.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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The fires burned rapidly until rainstorms arrived on Thursday night, which allowed firefighters to reach 50 percent containment on the Munger Shaw fire, the smallest of the three.—
Jeff Ernst,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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This 30-foot sign from the '50s collapsed during a windstorm in 2014 and was donated to the Mesa Preservation Foundation in 2019.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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Eight tornadoes were reported in north-central Illinois, and additional straight-line windstorm damage was reported near Chicago and Indianapolis.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood advisories were active across much of southern Texas on Wednesday, including the cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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There is a chance for late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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