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Snow accumulation on ground and in tree branches in Germany Snow blowing across a highway in Canada Spring snow on a mountain in France. Classifications of snow describe and categorize the attributes of snow-generating weather events, including the individual crystals both in the air and on the ground, and the deposited snow pack as it changes over time.
A snow flurry is a light snowfall that results in little or no snow accumulation. The US National Weather Service defines snow flurries as intermittent light snow that produces no measurable precipitation (trace amounts). [1] In contrast, bursts of snowfall that do result in measurable snow accumulation are called snow showers. [2]
When the visibility is over 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), snow is determined to be light. Moderate snow describes snowfall with visibility restrictions between .5 kilometres (0.31 mi) and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). Heavy snowfall describes conditions when visibility is restricted below .5 kilometres (0.31 mi). [12]
Light snow could even reach as far south as North Carolina, forecasters said. As of Friday morning, nearly 10 million people were under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories, most in ...
At most, the storm will drop 2 inches of snow for inland communities surrounding Milwaukee. Light snow, 1 to 2 inches, in forecast for much of Wisconsin on Thanksgiving holiday weekend Skip to ...
Myrtle Beach residents may want to bundle up this weekend as light snow was reported and colder temperatures, with lows dipping below freezing, are expected.
[1] [2] [3] Snow appears white in color despite being made of clear ice. This is because the many small crystal facets of the snowflakes scatter the sunlight between them. [4] Each flake begins by forming around a tiny particle, called its nucleus, accumulating water droplets, which freeze and slowly form a crystal.
Thundersnow produces heavy snowfall rates in the range of 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) per hour. Snowfall of this intensity may limit visibilities severely, even during light wind conditions. However, thundersnow is often a part of a severe winter storm or blizzard.