How to Use snowfall in a Sentence

snowfall

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  • The area is expecting heavy snowfall this weekend.
  • The yearly snowfall here is over 30 feet!
  • But the northern parts of the state were far from the only to receive hefty snowfall.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
  • That dress looks like a snowfall in the Alps, an avalanche not seen by human eyes.
    — Concita De Gregorio, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • The red line shows the normal amount of snowfall expected.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The West Coast will have dry and mild conditions and the Rockies will see snowfall.
    — Steve Strouss, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Type The best snow shovels are the ones that are appropriate for the type of snowfall.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The crash occurred as a storm rolled through the state, bringing snowfall and freezing rain to the region.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
  • California is inches away from a 30-year snowfall record as more of the state eclipses the 50-feet mark.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The opening and closing dates depend on snowfall each year.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2023
  • This will bring continued chances of snowfall along the foothills of the Cascades and in the higher elevations of the Coast Range.
    — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This could be the Sierra’s biggest snowstorm of the season so far and help make up the current snowfall deficit for the mountain chain.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • While snowfall in June isn’t unheard of in the region, enough to pile up on roads and halt traffic is much less common.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • The southern segment of the lake rose more than four feet this spring in response to record snowfall around the state, but has begun to drop again in the heat of the summer months.
    — Emma Penrod, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • January snowfall has been mainly feast or famine over the last decade.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Right now, Amazon’s best-selling towel warmer is 29 percent off, just in time for the first snowfall.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
  • But the snowfall was heavier than expected, which made the ground treacherous for the horses.
    — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the western U.S., but chronic water deficits are likely to persist.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The park was also closed from late February to mid-March, when a daily snowfall record was broken.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
  • The area is at risk for wildfires, severe daytime heat, and high winds — and also heavy winter snowfall.
    — Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
  • Worse still, record snowfall in the West is still melting, causing troubles of its own, like flooding and landslides.
    — Erin Gifford, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2023
  • Minnesota could see snowfall of 6 to 12 inches an hour, bringing travel chaos to the Twin Cities.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Ski resorts were thrilled with the pending dump of snowfall, but joined officials in warning that mountain roads could be closed during the worst of the storm.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The system will be warm so any snowfall will be above major interstates and passes.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • There still may be some morning snowfall across the higher Cascade passes.
    — oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • Warmth and snow do not get along, which is evident when looking at snowfall deficits in Minnesota and the Midwest at large.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Another round of snowfall that melted quickly on April 16 and 17 didn't help.
    — David Faris, The Week, 3 May 2023
  • This ski area is known and loved for its early snowfall, which means the slopes see some of their highest snowfall of the year in late November and December.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • With early snowfall in parts of the country and the forecast of a possible El Niño pattern, all signs are pointing to a vibrant winter on the slopes.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Construction had taken place in the dead of the high-desert winter, with the crew losing days of work because the ground was too frozen to dig into, or because snowfall had blocked the roads.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 19 July 2023

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