R11:TIP 048.txt
From TLWiki
ホワイトアウト 吹雪で舞い上がった雪が原因で、 視界が白く閉ざされる現象。 高低や方向・距離がわからなくなり、 言わば“白い闇”となる。 雪表面や雲の乱反射などが原因で 発生するケースもあり、 その場合、空間が白光で満ちてしまうため、 一切、情報がわからなくなり、 身動きが取れなくなる。
A weather condition in which the field of vision is obscured by white due to windblown snow in the air, greatly diminishing one's ability to discern vertical/horizontal directions and distance. It can be described as a "white darkness" of sorts.%N There is also another form of a whiteout which is caused by diffuse reflections from snowy surfaces, clouds, and the like. In this case, the air becomes saturated with white light, rendering movement and the gathering of visual information virtually impossible.