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Definition of snowstorm
: a storm of or with snow
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The study found that a specific atmospheric event, a snowstorm in late July and early August of 2013, was the critical factor in delivering the soot to the surface of Greenland.
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THE DATA Lack of observers was painfully obvious for the weather service when a snowstorm slammed into Weiser in January, loading up snow on residents’ front yards and roofs.
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So if there were a flood, tornado, snowstorm or other natural disaster that left an area unmarked or cleared of housing, that mapping could be used to compare how the area looked before and after the event.
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And whenever New York was hit with a cold spell or snowstorm, Trump would often tweet a joke about global warming.
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The boat is entering Casco Bay from the coast of Portland, Maine and the city is in a freeze after a late-season snowstorm.
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During a particularly bad snowstorm in 2012, Derrick Belin did more than simply empty the dumpster at Taino's Smokehouse, a restaurant on his route in Middletown.
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Kelliher recalls spending 11 days camped at 17,200 feet waiting patiently for the daily snowstorms to break.
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Melvin Graye, lead bus driver for Rough Rock Community School in the Navajo Nation, said a snowstorm last week left a bus stuck in the mud, forcing students to wait for another bus to pick them up.
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First Known Use of snowstorm
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SNOWSTORM Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of snowstorm for English Language Learners
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: a storm with a large amount of falling snow
SNOWSTORM Defined for Kids
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: a storm of falling snow
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