The term 'whiteout' has more than one meaning as being descriptive of weather conditions in snow-covered terrain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81] Reference

'whiteout' to mean anything else than a snowstorm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81] Reference

'whiteout' of that description is no different from flying in thick cloud.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81] Reference

Strong winds creating near-whiteout conditions in many areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009] Reference

Strong winds have created near-whiteout conditions in many areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009] Reference