Blowing snow advisory, the Glossary
A blowing snow advisory was issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when wind driven snow reduces surface visibility and possibly hampers traveling.[1]
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11 relations: Blowing snow, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada, National Weather Service, Severe weather terminology (United States), Snow, United States, Weather warning, Wind, Winter storm warning, Winter weather advisory.
Blowing snow
Blowing snow is snow lifted from the surface by the wind, at eye level or more, that will reduce visibility.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; Environnement et Changement climatique Canada)Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment.
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Meteorological Service of Canada
The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC; Service météorologique du Canada – SMC) is a branch of Environment and Climate Change Canada, which primarily provides public meteorological information and weather forecasts and warnings of severe weather and other environmental hazards.
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National Weather Service
The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information.
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Severe weather terminology (United States)
This article describes severe weather terminology used by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States. Blowing snow advisory and severe weather terminology (United States) are weather warnings and advisories.
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Snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Weather warning
A weather warning generally refers to an alert issued by a meteorological agency to warn citizens of approaching dangerous weather. Blowing snow advisory and weather warning are weather warnings and advisories.
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Wind
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface.
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Winter storm warning
A winter storm warning (SAME code: WSW) is a hazardous weather statement issued by Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to alert the public that a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 36 hours of the storm's onset. Blowing snow advisory and winter storm warning are weather warnings and advisories.
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Winter weather advisory
A winter weather advisory (originally identified as a Traveler's Advisory until the 2002-03 climatological winter when officially renamed, and informally as such by some local television stations thereafter) is a hazardous weather statement issued by local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service in the United States when one or more types of winter precipitation—snow, rain and snow mixed, freezing rain, sleet, graupel, etc.—presenting a hazard, but not expected to produce accumulations meeting storm warning criteria (usually below), are forecast within 36 hours of the expected onset of precipitation or are occurring in the advisory's coverage area. Blowing snow advisory and winter weather advisory are weather warnings and advisories.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing_snow_advisory
Also known as Blowing snow warning.