My phone received a National Weather Service alert at about 9:05 this morning about a snow squall.
A snow squall is an intense, but limited duration, period of moderate to heavy snowfall, accompanied by strong, gusty surface winds and possibly lightning. Snow accumulation may be significant.The phenomenon is not new, but the term and warnings associated with it only began in 2018.
At 9:10 I saw the first flakes drifting down, By 9:15 the air was thick with snow, and it was sticking to the patio furniture. By 9:25 the snow had stopped.