Below you will find example sentences with "blowing snow". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Blowing Snow in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: snow
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 20.7 words

Words in this phrase

blowing snow

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • blowing can mean: present participle and gerund of blow Less frequent word
  • snow can mean: The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

allow for blowing snow to occur 2× and local blowing snow with a 1× areas of blowing snow and a 1× blowing snow is expected 1× conditions some blowing snow and potentially 1× could bring blowing snow and drifting 1× due to blowing snow 1× expect patchy blowing snow after 3 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

falling snow along 2× widespread blowing snow 2× blowing snow is 1× deputies note that 1× flurries throughout the 1× for tuesday expect 1×

Common sentence endings:

and affect travel 1× as 28 mph 1× at times saturday 1× back onto roadways 1× in blowing snow 1× mainly before noon 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

conditions 7× visibility 6× wind 6× high 4× near 4× travel 4× strong 4× gusts 4× areas 3× expected 3× area 3× mph 3×

Related phrases

snow showers heavy snow

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around snow:

snow showers 12× heavy snow 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

bloomington indiana blood vessels blood vessel blood sugar blood pressure blood oxygen

Just after it in the phrase index:

blue chip blue cross blue economy blue jeans blue light blue moon

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

heavy snow

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "blowing snow" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 20.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as allow for blowing snow to occur, and local blowing snow with a, conditions, visibility and wind stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with snow showers, heavy snow, snow showers and heavy snow, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with blowing snow

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Patchy blowing snow before 10am. (5 words)

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon. (6 words)

It says there is blowing snow and poor visibility on many routes. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Western Minnesota and areas farther north of the metro could see 6-8 inches, but blowing snow from strong winds will make for blizzard-like conditions in some areas, making travel conditions difficult at times Saturday. (36 words)

Widespread blowing snow will create blizzard conditions with white-out conditions and near-zero visibility, making travel “dangerous to impossible” Friday into Saturday morning, when the heaviest snow is expected, the weather service said. (34 words)

For Tuesday, expect patchy blowing snow after 3 p.m., partly sunning with a high near 29, with a west southwest wind 9 mph to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

The agency warns of reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow, and slippery surfaces due to accumulating snow.

Road crews were “working the snow-blowers like crazy," Dinkla said, but high winds were blowing snow right back onto roadways.

There’s still a 20 percent chance of snow on Tuesday, with areas of blowing snow, and a high only of 27.

Widespread blowing snow will create blizzard conditions with white-out conditions and near-zero visibility, making travel “dangerous to impossible” Friday into Saturday morning, when the heaviest snow is expected, the weather service said.

Falling snow along with strong wind gusts will allow for blowing snow to occur and affect travel.

Falling snow along with strong wind gusts will allow for blowing snow to occur and affect travel,” the advisory continues.

Highway 275 was completely covered with snow and blowing snow, from Tabor southward to the Missouri State Line.

Heavy snow accumulations of six to eight inches are expected in the area, which could snarl traffic and could bring blowing snow and drifting to the region.

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Not much improvement overnight with periods of snow and local blowing snow with a low of minus 19 and the wind chill near minus 29.

The snow will be followed by breezy conditions, some blowing snow, and potentially dangerously cold wind chill values.

For Tuesday, expect patchy blowing snow after 3 p.m., partly sunning with a high near 29, with a west southwest wind 9 mph to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Patchy blowing snow before 10am.

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon.

It says there is blowing snow and poor visibility on many routes.

Strong wind gusts will result in significantly reduced visibility in blowing snow.

Blowing snow is expected to reduce visibility on area highways and motorists are encouraged to drive to the conditions.

Deputies note that there was blowing snow in the area at the time of the crash.

Flurries throughout the morning also made for a treacherous commute, with many drivers reporting near-zero visibility due to blowing snow.

In Kamloops, where blowing snow has made the brutally cold conditions even worse, Ask Wellness executive director Bob Hughes spent Sunday pleading with residents and business owners to open their doors.

Western Minnesota and areas farther north of the metro could see 6-8 inches, but blowing snow from strong winds will make for blizzard-like conditions in some areas, making travel conditions difficult at times Saturday.

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