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What weather condition can cause a "whiteout"?

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What weather condition can cause a "whiteout"?
posted Mar 11, 2016 by Anil Chaurasiya

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"Whiteout" is a word that you may hear in a winter forecast. It occurs when snow (or even sand) reduces visibility to next to zero. When the ground is covered in a white blanket of snow, new snow that falls from a lake-effect storm or a blizzard can cause the landscape to blend together.

answer Jul 11, 2016 by Shivaranjini
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