Getting Hammered By Snow Squalls

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DrPizza

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Is snow squall a Canadian term? I have never heard it before in my life. Wikipedia references Canada so I'm guessing it is.

Where ya' from? I'm guessing it's an area where it doesn't happen often, if at all. The weather can go from sunny to whiteout in a matter of a minute.
 

Iron Woode

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Is snow squall a Canadian term? I have never heard it before in my life. Wikipedia references Canada so I'm guessing it is.
it is used mostly by those living in or around the Great Lakes.

Its the same as Lake Effect Snow.

the wikipedia image:

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that was the worst squall I have ever seen. That is the storm that shut my city down. We received more than 1 meter of snow.

That was our snowmageddon in 2010.