heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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Then Brennan played police dashcam video taken outside 34 Fairview Road that showed the heavy snowfall and the distance between the house there and Cedarcrest Road, where a plow truck drove by multiple times in the background.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) said that heavy snowfall combined with strong winds could lead to hazardous driving conditions and road closures.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The Indian Army launched a rescue operation after heavy snowfall triggered the avalanche last Friday near a construction site in the village of Mana, Uttarakhand state, about 10,500 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level.
—Kathleen Magramo and Esha Mitra, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
This collision created ideal conditions for heavy snowfall in areas that typically escape such extremes.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) said that heavy snowfall combined with strong winds could lead to hazardous driving conditions and road closures.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The Indian Army launched a rescue operation after heavy snowfall triggered the avalanche last Friday near a construction site in the village of Mana, Uttarakhand state, about 10,500 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level.
—Kathleen Magramo and Esha Mitra, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
This collision created ideal conditions for heavy snowfall in areas that typically escape such extremes.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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