heavy snow

noun

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

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Those wind gusts could blow heavy snow around, reducing visibility to less than a quarter of a mile in many warning areas. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025 This combination of factors — sharp temperature contrasts, rapid pressure drop, jet stream support and sometimes lake enhancement — is what makes a bomb cyclone so intense, capable of producing blizzard conditions and heavy snow in a short period of time. Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 28 Dec. 2025 Marie -- Winter Storm Warnings are in place due to expected heavy snow and gusty winds from Sunday into Monday. Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025 Meanwhile, heavy snow and strong winds accompanied an atmospheric river over parts of California, leaving some mountainous locations with 4 feet or more of snow. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 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 29 Dec. 2025.

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