heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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There's heavy snowfall to avoid near each end of the route (October to April are the snowiest months in Alaska and Northern Canada, while June to October are the snowiest in Ushuaia) and rainy seasons to plan around in Central and South America.
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Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
The weather service expected these areas to receive heavy snowfall from 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday:
Doney Park: 4 to 6 inches.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
The increase in jobs tied to the leisure and hospitality sector came in part, officials said, to the change in seasons as California dried out from a wet winter, which included a second-consecutive new year of heavy snowfall.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
Interstate 40 is open after heavy snowfall in the northern portion of the state shut down parts of the freeway on Monday morning, according to a spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
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Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
The weather service expected these areas to receive heavy snowfall from 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday:
Doney Park: 4 to 6 inches.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
The increase in jobs tied to the leisure and hospitality sector came in part, officials said, to the change in seasons as California dried out from a wet winter, which included a second-consecutive new year of heavy snowfall.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
Interstate 40 is open after heavy snowfall in the northern portion of the state shut down parts of the freeway on Monday morning, according to a spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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