Synonyms of snowstorm

snowstorm

noun

as in thunderstorm

a storm with a large amount of falling snow

An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl.

Related Words

• thunderstorm
• blizzard
• hurricane
• weather
• rainstorm
• windstorm
• hailstorm
• typhoon
• ice storm
• cloudburst
• storm
• thundershower
• cyclone
• northeaster
• snow squall
• norther
• rainsquall
• southeaster
• sandstorm
• southwester
• squall
• tempest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snowstorm

In 2025, a March snowstorm resulted in the death of one of Jackie and Shadow’s three chicks. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

During a 1986 return trip from India, John Paul’s plane was forced to land in Naples because of a snowstorm in Rome. — ABC News, 12 June 2026

He was found injured in front of a Canton home in early hours January 29, 2022 during a snowstorm and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026

Like the experience of trudging through a snowstorm with pink eye, and, days later, standing atop a mountain and using those same eyes to absorb the light of so many stars. — Alexandra Oliva june 1, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026