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. == Phenomenon == Lake effect snow squalls are generated by cold arctic air moving over unfrozen water of lake or sea.
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. == Phenomenon == Lake effect snow squalls are generated by cold arctic air moving over unfrozen water of lake or sea.
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