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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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Minor snow accumulations have been reported in parts of the region, with the greatest collections across Grayson County just downwind of Lake Texoma, according to the NWS.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
Somewhere between 6 and 12 inches of snow is forecast to fall downwind of the Great Lakes, according to the NWS, which also forecast similar snowfall accumulations for the Central Appalachians and snow showers over the northern/central Rockies.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
However, meteorologists did warn of isolated patches of lake-effect snow that could drop up to a foot of snow downwind of Lake Erie.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Air monitors have measured elevated levels of heavy metals miles downwind of the wildfires.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
Somewhere between 6 and 12 inches of snow is forecast to fall downwind of the Great Lakes, according to the NWS, which also forecast similar snowfall accumulations for the Central Appalachians and snow showers over the northern/central Rockies.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
However, meteorologists did warn of isolated patches of lake-effect snow that could drop up to a foot of snow downwind of Lake Erie.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Air monitors have measured elevated levels of heavy metals miles downwind of the wildfires.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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