snow squall
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John Blickley, the deputy emergency management coordinator of the Schuylkill County Office of Emergency Management, said officials believe a snow squall clouded visibility.
From Fox News ● Mar. 29, 2022
Voters encountered a scattering of obstacles as the day progressed, including a snow squall in Manchester, N.H., and problems with machines and voter check-in systems in cities such as Columbus, Ohio, and Philadelphia.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2020
The night before, a snow squall had enveloped the city and then quickly receded, as if on supernatural command.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2020
As the National Weather Service explains, a snow squall takes the form of an intense but brief hammering of snow and winds.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2019
This time I climbed only 120 feet above the bergschrund before lack of composure and the arrival of a snow squall forced me to turn around.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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