A snow squall is an intense, short-lived burst of heavy snow, leading to a quick reduction in visibility. Snow squalls are often accompanied by gusty winds. The sudden whiteout conditions ...

A snow squall warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 7:05 a.m. in effect until 8 a.m. for Clearfield County.

But the system won't always be able to alert a sudden squall, said Steve Freitag, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in White Lake. "The biggest issue is, these are so abrupt and ...