Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. meteorology A hurricane or other such tropical storm which precipitates snow.
Etymologies
- Blend of snow and hurricane. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“•The Christmastime storm dumped snow as far south as Georgia, then made a left turn and became a "snowicane," exceptional not so much for its size as its timing.”
“The second characteristic of the February capstone storm, which was dubbed a "snowicane" by AccuWeather, was its bizarre movement.”
“A description of the coming storm as a "snowicane" by State College, Pa. -based Accuweather Inc. touched off criticism - one newspaper called it a "smackdown" - by the National Weather Service.”
“America may have already had a "snowicane" this year, but now some weather forecasters are focusing on the real thing - you know, those monster”
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“The current snowicane/snurricane — aka Snowpocalypse Redux — has produced exceptionally wet, heavy snow, increasing the risk of injury and heart attack for people trying to dig out from this latest winter 2009-2010 storm.”
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“The current snowicane/snurricane—aka Snowpocalypse Redux—has produced exceptionally wet, heavy snow, increasing the risk of injury and heart attack for people trying to dig out from this latest winter 2009-2010 storm.”
Consumer Reports: Tip of the Day: How to cope with the latest nasty winter weather
“NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Blowing snow crippled travel in the Northeastern United States Friday in what meteorologists have dubbed a "snowicane.”
“When the latest snowstorm - laden with flakes and whipped by heavy winds - headed for the weary Northeast this past week, the folks at AccuWeather Inc. warned of a coming '' snowicane. '”
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“Maine and by Wednesday was using the term "snowicane.”
“Hype reigns during winter, but some forecasters dislike AccuWeather's 'snowicane' prediction”
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Words for ice and snow
Environmental Ice and Snow
(excluding all the food ice)ice, icicle, frazil, frasil, sleet, slush, snow, flurry, snowfall, freeze, flash-freeze, quick-freeze and 618 more...
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