Snow squall can be dangerous on roadways

Snow squalls are common in the Midwest, but they sometimes strike in the Pacific Northwest.

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Wed., Feb. 19, 2020

Snow squalls move across horses grazing in a field off Sharon Road south of Spokane, Wash. Monday April, 18, 2011.

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Blue skies can be seen again as snow squalls blow through the area of Stevens Creek and Sharon Road south of Spokane, Wash. on Monday, April 18, 2011.

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A dramatic sky opens up between snow squalls along the Interstate 5 freeway near Gorman, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Plows were running and the California Highway Patrol was escorting traffic in an attempt to keep the freeway open as long as possible.

David Crane Associated Press
John Fisher of Muskegon, Mich., climbs up a hill as snow falls with the help of a rope along northbound U.S-31, after his vehicle was involved in a multiple-car crash that occurred in the northbound lane, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, in Muskegon. An intense s.now squall turned this icy western Michigan freeway into an 86-vehicle pileup, injuring 25 people and forcing authorities to close the road for three hours.

Jimmie Presley Muskegon Chronicle
Firefighters, police, tow truck employees and drivers help to clear cars that crashed into each other in a multiple-car accident that occurred on northbound U.S.-31, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, in Muskegon, Mich. An intense snow squall turned an icy western Michigan freeway into an 86-vehicle pileup, injuring 25 people and forcing authorities to close the road for three hours.

Jimmie Presley Muskegon Chronicle