snow devil
Winter dust devil
A snow devil is a small, swirling column of snow lifted from the ground by wind—the winter equivalent of a dust devil.
These brief vortices form when surface heating creates unstable air over snow-covered ground: We watched a snow devil spin across the frozen field.
Also called a snowspout or snow whirlwind.
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- powderFine dry particles
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
snowfield · frost · ice · frozen · tundra · arctic · polar · permafrost
Rotating fluid column
- whirlwindViolently rotating air column
- spiralCurve winding around center
- funnelCone directing flow
- rotationTurning on an axis
swirl · updraft · eddy · spin · column · cyclonic · atmospheric · convection
Marine vortex phenomenon
- landspoutNon-supercell weak tornado
- fire whirlRotating column of flames
- microburstLocalized descending air blast
- unusualNot often encountered
freak weather · uncommon · seldom · fleeting · ephemeral · transient · elusive · brief
Inducing trance or slumber
- entrancingDeeply captivating or bewitching
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- swirlingTurning in curves
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
ethereal · ghostly · spectral · haunting · magical · otherworldly · wispy · shimmering
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
snowdrift · snowfield · frost · ice · frozen · tundra · arctic · polar · permafrost · glacier
vortex
Rotating fluid column
rotation · swirl · updraft · eddy · spin · column · cyclonic · atmospheric · convection · turbulence
waterspout
Marine vortex phenomenon
- landspoutNon-supercell weak tornado
- fire whirlRotating column of flames
- microburstLocalized descending air blast
freak weather · unusual · uncommon · seldom · fleeting · ephemeral · transient · elusive · brief · momentary
hypnotic
Inducing trance or slumber
- entrancingDeeply captivating or bewitching
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- swirlingTurning in curves
dancing · ethereal · ghostly · spectral · haunting · magical · otherworldly · wispy · shimmering · glittering
snow devildead calm
Complete absence of wind
tornado · waterspout · stillness · dust devil · fire whirl
snow devilavalanche
Rapid mountain snow collapse
snowslide · snowfall · falling snow · snow slide · blizzard
snow, devil, snows, snowed, snowing, snowy, snowfall, snowflake, snowstorm