heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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As many as 1,000 people had been trapped by the heavy snowfall, Chinese state media reported.
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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
With two other young children at home, Ed and Sue Franzmeier took turns visiting Eric at the hospital every day for nearly three months, except during one heavy snowfall.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
But deteriorating weather conditions, including heavy snowfall, meant the search for Nagovitsyna was suspended on Saturday, the spokesperson said.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
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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
With two other young children at home, Ed and Sue Franzmeier took turns visiting Eric at the hospital every day for nearly three months, except during one heavy snowfall.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
But deteriorating weather conditions, including heavy snowfall, meant the search for Nagovitsyna was suspended on Saturday, the spokesperson said.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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