heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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During winter, the pass is known for being dangerous due to extreme weather conditions like heavy snowfall, strong winds and icy roads.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Rather than rain, April showers brought icy roads and heavy snowfall to the greater Lake Tahoe area.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Forecasters also utilize such data for shorter-term weather predictions including the potential for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and heavy snowfall.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
This powerful storm is expected to unleash tornadoes in the southern regions, high winds and thunderstorms along the leading cold front, and heavy snowfall to the north.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Rather than rain, April showers brought icy roads and heavy snowfall to the greater Lake Tahoe area.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Forecasters also utilize such data for shorter-term weather predictions including the potential for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and heavy snowfall.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
This powerful storm is expected to unleash tornadoes in the southern regions, high winds and thunderstorms along the leading cold front, and heavy snowfall to the north.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 13 Mar. 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 21 May. 2025.
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