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whiteout

[hwahyt-out, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌaʊt, ˈwaɪt- /


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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

Probably the race was frozen because of the whiteout, as it had been frozen at Rainy Pass because of the blizzard.

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

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

These so-called snow squalls, when combined with strong wind gusts, can cause whiteouts, leading to “extremely hazardous” travel conditions, the Weather Service said.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 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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