heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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So when winter arrived once again, bringing with it the heavy snowfall Minnesota is known for, the idea of building an igloo naturally came up.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
There is warning for heavy snowfall between Fairmount and 158th Street / US-24 East in Basehor.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
Moderate to occasionally heavy snowfall is moving across east-central and southeast Wisconsin, according to the advisory.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Air travelers were less happy, as heavy snowfall forced the closure of six airports in the north and west of France.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
There is warning for heavy snowfall between Fairmount and 158th Street / US-24 East in Basehor.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
Moderate to occasionally heavy snowfall is moving across east-central and southeast Wisconsin, according to the advisory.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Air travelers were less happy, as heavy snowfall forced the closure of six airports in the north and west of France.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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