heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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That’s when a heavy snowfall loomed like an onrushing wall of white.
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Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
Potentially heavy snowfall is also in the forecast.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
The moon takes its name from the heavy snowfall typically associated with February, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Snow will begin across much of the Northeast by Saturday evening, with heavy snowfall expected overnight.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
Potentially heavy snowfall is also in the forecast.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
The moon takes its name from the heavy snowfall typically associated with February, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Snow will begin across much of the Northeast by Saturday evening, with heavy snowfall expected overnight.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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