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snowstorm

[snoh-stawrm] / ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm /
NOUN
snow
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Perhaps you blow a tire while driving through a sudden snowstorm, with help several hours away.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Birmingham had its worst May snowstorm for 60 years in 1955, and wintry weather returned to the city on 2 May 1979 with snow blanketing many areas for the bank holiday.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

This past week’s snowstorm has been described as “historic” for its hurricane-force winds and massive amount of snowfall, and it’s just one of several snowstorms this area of the country has had this season.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a shutdown Sunday of the city's entire traffic network to all but emergency travel ahead of a massive snowstorm expected to hit the northeast United States.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

On the morning of March 27, in a heavy late spring snowstorm, it came in three lengths ahead.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Together, the three of them had climbed the world's highest peaks, under crisp mountain skies and in treacherous snowstorms.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

“During big snowstorms, firms often let employees work from home for the week, and similarly they cut them some slack when gas prices hit $4, or in California $5 or even $6.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

He has already contended with two major snowstorms and a cold snap in which 19 people died from exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

This past week’s snowstorm has been described as “historic” for its hurricane-force winds and massive amount of snowfall, and it’s just one of several snowstorms this area of the country has had this season.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Allied forces continued their attacks, with little gain, until snowstorms and rain turned the Somme battlefield into a muddy morass.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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