Definition:
A snow squall and associated low pressure system that moves in quickly from the Northwest
Usage:
"An Alberta Clipper will move into the Dakotas this evening, and Minnesota before midnight, bringing snow and possible blizzard conditions"
Explanation:
Explain how the word/phrase came to be used the way it is today.
Trivia:
The "Saskatchawan Screamer" and "Manitoba Mauler" are similar storm systems, named according to the part of the Canadian praries they form over.
The New England blizzard of 1978 was an Alberta Clipper that crossed the Appalachians.
