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"A swiftly moving, blinding snow squall moved across parts of frigid Toronto this morning, causing several multi-vehicle pileups, including one involving upwards of 100 cars. The video of the event shows a towering wall of snow, similar to a haboob, which is a type of dust storm that was first identified in the Middle East but also occurs in the Southwest U.S. \n\nCheck out this incredible photo of the snow squall just north of Toronto taken from the CTV Toronto chopper pic.twitter.com/z37h7mJ5Go\n\u2014 CTV Toronto (@CTVToronto) February 27, 2014\n\n\nThis captures the giant #snowboob squal in Toronto (via CP24) https://t.co/dOcvbA8P0Z\n\u2014 Brian Ries (@moneyries) February 27, 2014\n\nThe squall caused short-lived whiteout conditions along with slick roadways, the perfect ingredients for trouble on the highways. The snow squall, which is the winter equivalent of a summer downpour, did not produce a hefty amount of snow, but was enough to coat the ground up to an inch or two in spots.\nHelicopter imagery from local TV news channels show a heap of cars piled-up across four lanes of Toronto\u2019s Highway 400. \n\nHere's the front of the pileup on Highway 400, as seen from our chopper. 96 vehicles involved. pic.twitter.com/XRB79ZvQQf\n\u2014 Chris Kitching (@chriskitching) February 27, 2014\n\n\n#400 crash. 96 cars. First pics on scene @CTVToronto pic.twitter.com/JIUPFQcNER\n\u2014 austin delaney (@AustinCTV) February 27, 2014\n\nThe highway, which connects downtown Toronto with the cities of Barrie and Sudbury to the north, was quickly closed down to clear the vehicles off of the road. There are reports of minor injuries but luckily, nothing serious. \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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