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a storm with a large amount of falling snow
An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl.
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Documenting Fulda Our project has also identified new deportation photos taken in the German town of Fulda in December 1941, during a snowstorm.
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Wolf Gruner, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including rolling around in the flurries during a snowstorm earlier this month).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Unusually cold air has been parked over the Lower 48 this week, leading to a record snowstorm along the Gulf Coast.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Mayor Chris Scanlon declared a state of emergency for Buffalo, New York, today in response to a severe lake-effect snowstorm.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Wolf Gruner, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including rolling around in the flurries during a snowstorm earlier this month).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Unusually cold air has been parked over the Lower 48 this week, leading to a record snowstorm along the Gulf Coast.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Mayor Chris Scanlon declared a state of emergency for Buffalo, New York, today in response to a severe lake-effect snowstorm.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowstorm. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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