heavy snow

noun

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

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Recreational marijuana sales in Michigan plunged nearly 16% in January compared with December as heavy snow, cold temperatures and fears of higher prices due to the new 24% wholesale cannabis tax kept consumers at home. Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Some are nurses, CNAs, or certified nursing assistants, who normally take a bus, but that service was suspended in the Nor’easter; others just don’t like to drive in the heavy snow, Casey said. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026 High winds and heavy snow made travel dangerous across New York and the northeast, leaving much of the region buried under significant accumulation. Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 After a snowy start to winter in the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast during December, a wide-reaching January storm was followed up by heavy snow in the Southeast and a February blizzard in the Northeast. Naema Ahmed, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2026 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 13 Mar. 2026.

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