snowbelt

noun

snow·belt ˈsnō-ˌbelt

often capitalized

: a region that receives an appreciable amount of annual snowfall

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Most other communities – even those in the traditional Northeast Ohio snowbelt – had three inches of snow or less on the ground Sunday. —

Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2022 Lake County – also part of the traditional Northeast Ohio snowbelt – had higher totals as well; for example, Waite Hill had four inches of snow on the ground Sunday. —

Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2022 Lighter snow accumulations are also possible outside of the snowbelt. —

Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2022 The heaviest accumulating snow will be in the typical snowbelt areas around the Great Lakes, where a foot or more could fall. —

NBC News, 19 Nov. 2021 The snowbelt region will likely see the most, said NWS Cleveland meteorologist Alexa Maines. —

Cameron Fields, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2020 Consider an overnight at Punderson, in the heart of Northeast Ohio’s snowbelt. —

Susan Glaser, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2021 Located at 11755 Kinsman Road in Newbury Township, in the heart of the snowbelt, the state park has been a winter favorite since the 1950s. —

cleveland, 29 Dec. 2020 Snow is beginning to taper off this afternoon, though the snowbelt will continue to get hit with lake effect, according to the National Weather Service. —

Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2020 See More

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