Thankfully the National Weather Service recently started issuing snow squall warnings to help keep you safe.

值得庆幸的是，国家气象局最近开始发布雪飑预警，帮助保护我们的安全。

When you think of intense snowstorms, you think of terms like lake effect, snow and blizzards, however there's another type that is equally as dangerous, snow squalls.

说到高强度的暴风雪，你可能会想到湖泊效应、雪和暴雪等术语，然而还有一种类型也同样危险，那就是雪飑。

Squalls also have a long history of causing major car accidents due to the poor visibility and freeze, making being out on the road driving the worst place to be during a snow squall.

由于低能见度和冰冻，雪飑造成重大车祸的情况屡见不鲜，因此在雪飑期间，开车是极其危险的。

A snow squall is similar to a blizzard in that you need wind of at least 35 miles per hour, and visibility of less than a quarter of a mile but squalls only last 30 minutes.

雪飑与暴风雪相似，暴风雪风速每小时至少35英里，能见度低于四分之一英里，但雪飑只持续30分钟。