Snow squall

Snow Squall: Short, intense snow showers accompanied by strong, gusty winds. Short- term snow accumulations may be significant and visibility greatly reduced. Snow squalls are common along the shores of the Great Lakes and other large lakes.

SNOW SQUALL A heavy snow shower accompanied by sudden strong winds, or a squall.

Snow squall (shower) An intermittent heavy shower of snow that greatly reduces visibility.

Snow Squall
A snow squall is an intense, but limited duration, period of moderate to heavy snowfall, accompanied by strong, gusty surface winds and possibly lightning (generally moderate to heavy snow showers).

Snow Squalls (SQSN): They are intense, but limited duration, periods of moderate to heavy snowfall. They are accompanied by strong, gusty surface winds, and possibly lightning (generally moderate to heavy snow showers).

SNOW SQUALL: Intense showers or bands of locally heavy snow, often produced by the lake effect.
SQUALL LINE: A non-frontal band, or line, of thunderstorms.
STATIONARY FRONT: A transition zone between air masses, with neither advancing upon the other.

SNOW SQUALL - A sudden and very heavy snow shower. Can be associated with snow thunderstorms or simply having strong winds prevailing off a relatively warm body of water in freezing, unstable conditions.

Lake-Effect Snow Squall A local, intense, narrow band of moderate to heavy snow squall that can extend long distances inland. It may persist for many hours. It may also be accompanied by strong, gusty, surface winds and possibly lightning.

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the Great Lakes regions, the air picks up lots of moisture from the Great Lakes. This saturated air later dumps its water content (in the form of snow, of course!) over areas surrounding the lakes. You can also read the article What is a Snow Squall?

Snow Squalls. 13. Snow: Symbols. 14. Snow. Trace. Less than a 1/2 inch (.5) of snow. 15. Snow: Water equivilant. Usually 10 inches of snow to 1 inch of rain. Can be as low as 7 inches to as high as 30 inches of snow. 16.

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