heavy snow

noun

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

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Without ongoing research on climate change, forecasters would be less able to predict deadly weather events such as last week’s flooding in the Pacific Northwest and heavy snow in the Midwest and Northeast. Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 James Whitcomb had been called in for an overnight shift clearing the roads, with more heavy snow on the way, and tucked in Oliver, who awoke to a tree full of presents. Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025 Rounds of heavy snow are also expected in the higher terrains of the Cascades and the Northern Rockies on Wednesday. Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025 Because of the darkness and heavy snow at the time, further searching of the lake had to wait until daylight. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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