snowstorm

noun

snow·​storm ˈsnō-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of or with snow

Examples of snowstorm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thursday also marks three years since Denver’s last official double-digit snowstorm, according to a 9NEWS Weather report, when 19.9 inches of snow fell in the city's snowiest March day on record. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 Yosemite National Park, which closed during the snowstorm, partly reopened on Sunday, allowing visitors to enter on Highway 41 and Highway 140. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024 Workers clear sidewalks with snow blowers during a snowstorm, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Truckee, Calif. CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024 If the maximum snowfall forecast ranges can be realized, this storm may end up setting records for one of the largest snowstorms on record. Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024 One of the hardest aspects of predicting snowstorms is figuring out where very localized bands of heavy snow will set up because models are bad at this. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024 All the rain that has led to swollen rivers and flooding in parts of San Diego and large portions of Southern California has coincided with multiple snowstorms that blew across the Sierra Nevada in the northern half of the state. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 Following mid-January's statewide snowstorms and multi-day cold snap, Lake Mendota, along with Madison's other major lakes, were declared frozen on Jan. 15, nearly a month later than the average freeze date of Dec. 20. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024 Residents hunkered down, ski resorts closed up shop, and snowplows hustled to clear roads as an enormous snowstorm descended on the Sierra Nevada on Friday, including the Lake Tahoe area, with as much as 12 feet of snow expected at the highest elevations and winds gusting over 100 miles an hour. Megan Michelson, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowstorm was in 1755

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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowstorm. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

snowstorm

noun
snow·​storm -ˌstȯrm How to pronounce snowstorm (audio)
: a storm of falling snow
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