snowstorm
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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
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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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