When we talk about snow storms, we use only that term - snow storms. They can be big or small, negligeable or "stuck inside for two days" big, but they're all called snow storms. When you talk about wind&water storms, there are a variety of names.
Are there different names for snow storms where you live?
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LATER EDIT:
Ooops, forgot to add that I was talking about French in the question above.
Doc. Bill sent me a note mentioning Blizzard, Arctic Cyclone, and Whiteout. Ooo, and Nor'easter.
I particularly like the term whiteout. So snowy that you can't tell where ground ends and sky begins.
I'm surprised that we don't have that in French. Instead we'd say "it's a storm where you can't tell where ground ends and sky begins." A bit long, no.
