heavy snow

noun

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

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To the north, rain was expected to change over to snow behind the cold front with heavy snow possible in the central Appalachians of West Virginia. Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026 On to of the heavy snow, winds may gust up to 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 As the West bakes, a major winter storm is walloping the Upper Midwest and the upper Great Lakes regions, with heavy snow expected across Wisconsin and Michigan on Monday. Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026 The storm system that dumped heavy snow across the Midwest raced toward the East Coast with the potential for high winds and tornadoes, the National Weather Service warned Monday. Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2026.

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