as in thunderstorm
a storm with a large amount of falling snow
An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl.
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Recent Examples of snowstorm
There was also drifting snow in Toronto, which was struck by two snowstorms in the past few days.
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Tiffany May, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Flint said that Toronto Pearson saw extreme conditions and two separate snowstorms between Thursday and Sunday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
However, in popular usage, the term is often used for any heavy snowstorm accompanied by strong winds, the American Meteorological Society said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
This comes after another snowstorm walloped the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Tiffany May, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Flint said that Toronto Pearson saw extreme conditions and two separate snowstorms between Thursday and Sunday.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
However, in popular usage, the term is often used for any heavy snowstorm accompanied by strong winds, the American Meteorological Society said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
This comes after another snowstorm walloped the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowstorm. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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