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SNOW SQUALL WARNING [1 record]

Record 1 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

Environment Canada issues winter weather warnings only when severe weather is expected to occur... A snow squall warning [is issued] When, to the lee of the Great Lakes or other large lakes, 15 cm or more of snow is likely to fall within 12 hours; or when under snow squall conditions, the visibility is likely to be near zero for four hours or more, even without warning level accumulations of snow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

Environnement Canada n'émet d'avertissement météo hivernal que lorsque des phénomènes météorologiques violents sont prévus [..] [Un] avertissement de bourrasques de neige [est émis] Quand il est probable que, du côté sous le vent des Grands Lacs ou d'autres lacs de grande dimension, il y aura des chutes de neige de 15 cm ou plus en moins de 12 heures; ou quand il y a des bourrasques de neige et qu'il est probable que la visibilité sera quasi nulle durant quatre heures ou plus, mais que l'accumulation de neige sera insuffisante pour donner lieu à un avertissement.

Spanish

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