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The term "squall" is used to refer to a sudden wind-speed increase lasting minutes. In 1962 the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defined that to be classified as a "squall", the wind must increase at least 8 metres per second (29 km/h; 18 mph) and must attain a top speed of at least 11 metres per second (40 km/h; 25 mph), lasting at least one minute in duration.
A snow squall is a brief period of intense snowfall and wind that leads to whiteout conditions which could trigger dangerous traffic accidents. Snow squalls are most common in the northern United ...
A snow squall, or snowsquall, is a sudden moderately heavy snowfall with blowing snow and strong, gusty surface winds. [1] It is often referred to as a whiteout and is similar to a blizzard but is localized in time or in location and snow accumulations may or may not be significant.
A snow squall warning (SAME code: SQW) is a bulletin issued by Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada and the National Weather Service in the United States to warn population of two types of snow events reducing visibility in blowing snow: lake effect snow squalls and frontal snow squalls.
Driver swept into floodwaters rescued by 3 linemen restoring power in Virginia. Three power linemen became heroes over the weekend when they rescued a motorist from a raging flood in central Virginia.
Cyclones. Extratropical cyclone. European windstorms; Australian East Coast Low "Medicane", Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones Polar cyclone; Tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, typhoon, or just "cyclone"
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[3] [4] [5] In 1996, a Sumatra squall caused record-high rainfall and damaging flash floods in Seberang Perai, Malaysia. [6] A particularly severe Sumatra squall that affected Singapore on 12 June 2014 produced a gust of 103.7 km/h (64.4 mph), and resulted in 54 incidents of fallen trees or branches. [7]