Storms accompanied by heavy snowfall are called snow storms. During snowstorms, the horizontal visibility is less than 1 km, the wind speed reaches 56 km/h, and the temperature drops below −5 °C.
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(2020). Snowstorm. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2285
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