heavy snow

noun

: a large amount of snow
The weatherman is forecasting heavy snow.

Examples of heavy snow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Outside, a heavy snow fell, unusual in May, even for Moscow. Anton Troianovski Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 May 2024 Friday night into Saturday, the system will move farther into the Plains, and heavy snow will develop in the Rockies. Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024 The northern portion of Wisconsin was forecast to receive heavy wind gusts and up to 1.5 inches of rain into Tuesday, as the system that brought the heavy snow transitions into rain, Kallas said. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024 This comes after strong winds and heavy snow downed trees, shuttered roads and cut power to hundreds of thousands in Maine and New Hampshire earlier this week. Taylor Ward, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024 In the Northeast, heavy snow will blanket the mountains and ski resorts of upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024 The weather service expected heavy snow to move from west to east across the area Saturday night, following strong winds throughout Saturday. Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024 Up at Mountain High Resort near Wrightwood in San Bernardino County, heavy snow fell Saturday morning — about 6 inches had fallen as of 6 a.m. — with as much as an additional foot expected through the end of the storm. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024 In parts of Wisconsin, moderate to heavy snow is expected to fall through Sunday night, and could reach or exceed a rate of one inch per hour. Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2024

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“Heavy snow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snow. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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