heavy snow

noun

: a large amount of snow
The weatherman is forecasting heavy snow.

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While most of the snow is expected to be light, heavy snow will set in across northern New England states in the afternoon, with Maine expected to see between 4 and 8 inches. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 The heavy snow slowed traffic on area roads and highways, forcing the California Department of Transportation to temporarily close Interstate 80 in both directions. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025 The latest storm, a deep area of low pressure, will spread heavy snow across the Central Plains before pivoting through the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes into Thursday, forecaster Paul Ziegenfelder wrote Wednesday in a public discussion on the Weather Prediction Center website. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025 Meteorologists warned that high winds, heavy snow and ice will make mountain roads treacherous and urged drivers to use extreme caution. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy snow

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“Heavy snow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snow. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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