whiteout
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Presidents Day also brought heavy snow to Northern California and the Eastern Sierra, with several feet predicted in the mountains and whiteout conditions near Mammoth Mountain and Lake Tahoe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
Monday morning, after a weekend of snowsquall and whiteout conditions, the crew unloaded the cargo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
The weather could bring whiteout conditions that will make travel difficult, according to NOAA.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024
Forecasters issued dire warnings about trying to drive through blustering winds and whiteout conditions, and Yosemite National Park was closed.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
In an hour or two the whiteout will go away.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Considering the whiteouts in past years, this represents growth.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
I couldn't control the conditions - the blistering sun, the whiteouts, the temperatures of -30C - but I could control how I dealt with them.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2023
On Thursday, the pressure mounted as rain swelled rivers and snowy whiteouts obscured mountain passes.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
In famously snowy Buffalo, New York, forecasters predicted a “once-in-a-generation storm” because of heavy lake-effect snow, wind gusts as high as 65 mph, whiteouts and the potential for extensive power outages.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
We have been warned about that in briefings, along with frostbite, wind, whiteouts, wind, intense cold, and finally, wind.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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