heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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After heavy snowfall, the city will call in private contractors to plow more than 2,000 center-line miles of Priority Two and Priority Three routes.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Visibilities may drop below one mile in isolated locations through this morning due to moderate to heavy snowfall and occasional blowing snow.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
More than 300 flights were canceled at the Midwest hub on Monday, in part because of heavy snowfall.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
Parts of the Midwest saw storms including heavy snowfall and high winds, dangerous roads and bone-chilling temperatures overnight.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Visibilities may drop below one mile in isolated locations through this morning due to moderate to heavy snowfall and occasional blowing snow.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
More than 300 flights were canceled at the Midwest hub on Monday, in part because of heavy snowfall.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
Parts of the Midwest saw storms including heavy snowfall and high winds, dangerous roads and bone-chilling temperatures overnight.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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