heavy snowfall

noun

: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling

shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall

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The heavy snowfall in some places — the UP and the northwestern Lower Peninsula — has been driven by what's known as lake effect, a phenomena in which moisture-laden air drops heavy snow in some places downwind from large bodies of water while other areas receive almost nothing. —

Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024 Prune Overhanging Tree Limbs This task is well worth taking care of before the next heavy snowfall or ice storm. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024 The results typically are thin bands of clouds that can produce heavy snowfall — 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) per hour and sometimes more. —

Bruce Shipkowski and Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024 Temperatures will warm above freezing on Monday so the heavy snowfall will transition to a rain and snow mix before becoming all rainfall by Tuesday. —

Karina Tsui, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heavy snowfall

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