heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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Interstate 80 across southern Wyoming, including a high-elevation stretch between Cheyenne and Laramie that closes often, was open but webcams showed heavy snowfall.
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ABC News, 5 May 2026
Hiking, fishing, bicycling, and camping are popular, and in winter when the area receives heavy snowfall, there's skiing and snowshoeing.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Additionally, residents living along the Sierra Nevada mountain range should expect moderate to heavy snowfall over the weekend.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, heavy snowfall and flash floods left dozens of people dead across the country.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 5 May 2026
Hiking, fishing, bicycling, and camping are popular, and in winter when the area receives heavy snowfall, there's skiing and snowshoeing.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Additionally, residents living along the Sierra Nevada mountain range should expect moderate to heavy snowfall over the weekend.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, heavy snowfall and flash floods left dozens of people dead across the country.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heavy snowfall
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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