heavy snow

noun

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

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Meanwhile, heavy snow and freezing rain blasted in northern Michigan, leading to widespread power outages. Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, a late-season winter storm on Tuesday unloaded heavy snow and gusty winds across the northern Plains, prompting advisories in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025 The most power outages were reported in Nebraska, where more than 132,000 people were without electricity following a blizzard with heavy snow and strong winds. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 The Rocky Mountain peaks, unburdened from heavy snow, exude their full majestic glory. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy snow

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“Heavy snow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snow. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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