heavy snowfall
noun
: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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After heavy snowfall days earlier, the weekend forecast for Cortina d’Ampezzo, site of women’s Alpine skiing for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, called for a chance of rain, a severe ice warning and daytime temperatures well above freezing followed by an overnight chill in the 20s.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Conditions should improve around daybreak for much of the valley, although fog or very low stratus may linger over areas that received heavy snowfall over the weekend.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Locally heavy snowfall in bands.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
The full moon in February is named the snow moon due to the heavy snowfall that typically occurs at this time of year, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Joshua Bessex, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Conditions should improve around daybreak for much of the valley, although fog or very low stratus may linger over areas that received heavy snowfall over the weekend.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Locally heavy snowfall in bands.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
The full moon in February is named the snow moon due to the heavy snowfall that typically occurs at this time of year, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Joshua Bessex, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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