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In general, what conditions create a whiteout (blizzard)?

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Sunlight is blocked, reduced and scattered by ice crystals in falling snow, wind-blown spin-drift, water droplets in low-lying clouds or localized fog, etc. The remaining scattered light is merged and blended.

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