Experts say snow squalls can cause dangerous driving conditions in a flash.
are intense bursts of moderate to heavy snow that tend to move quickly — often dropping a fast coating of snow on the ground, making roads and highways slick. They also tend to generate strong winds, which blow the snow sideways. This creates “whiteout” conditions, sharply reducing visibility for drivers., sometimes dissipating after 10 or 15 minutes, but some can last as long as an hour or even longer.
, when a fast-moving storm system is expected to move across the northern half of New Jersey along with gusty winds. Because squalls tends to be quick but fierce, packing powerful winds and creating dangerous driving conditions, they often prompt theWhile snow squalls are a fairly common occurrence during winter months, snow squall warnings are relatively new. This is only the fourth winter season in which the National Weather Service will be issuing these types of warnings — and they will activate emergency alerts on mobile phones.
The weather service started issuing snow squall warnings in November 2018, just ahead of the 2018-2019 winter season.
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