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Snowstorms and frigid temperatures in parts of the country likely weighed on employment in February, with the leisure and hospitality and construction sectors losing a combined 24,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Snowstorms will become less frequent, but when they do happen “we're going to be slammed with snowfall because the air is holding more moisture,” says Schwartz.

From National Geographic • Jan. 17, 2024

Snowstorms and strong winds have left more than 2,000 towns and villages without power across many regions of Ukraine, local officials say.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023

Snowstorms, tornadoes and other heavy weather in December are believed to have slowed the pace of vaccination in the U.S., along with the busy holiday season.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2022

Snowstorms on January the twelfth: there was no need to come back to report that!

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien