heavy snowfall

noun

: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall

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Of course, the home requires a little TLC—mostly in winter; the brand recommends regularly removing any heavy snowfall during cold weather seasons. Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 The heavy snowfall follows a week of extreme weather across the Himalayan region. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 As many as 1,000 people had been trapped by the heavy snowfall, Chinese state media reported. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 Mountain guides were caught off guard when heavy snowfall and rain hit the Tibetan valley that leads towards Mount Everest's eastern face on Friday. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy snowfall

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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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