The phrase "a severe winter" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a winter season characterized by harsh weather conditions, such as extreme cold, heavy snowfall, or strong winds.
Example: "The region experienced a severe winter, leading to numerous school closures and travel disruptions."
Alternatives: "a harsh winter" or "a brutal winter".
HOPE 2015 has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 9th due to a severe winter storm today and into tomorrow.
For example, a severe winter in Florida, occurred between the 1995 and 1996 growing seasons (minimum air temperature of −8°C in January 1996), killed 12% mangrove trees, and the severe freeze season occurred once approximately 8 years (Stevens et al. 2006; Ross et al. 2009).
After a severe winter Hannibal was able to advance in the spring of 217 as far as the Arno River marshes, where he lost an eye to infection.
All ungulates experienced a high initial mortality the winter after the fires, but this has been attributed to a severe winter more than the fires themselves.
A severe winter will cause spot shortages, he predicts, potentially causing prices to hit $7 early next year.
Combined with a 4.6% annual growth rate in the second quarter, the economy produced its best back-to-back quarters since 2003, though much of the second-quarter growth came from pent-up demand after a severe winter led to the economy contracting in the first three months of the year.
The second year after planting, survival rates declined due to a severe summer drought.
But what that really means is that in January or during a severe summer drought, a home's dock might be sitting in mud.
"I like the problem plays," Ms. Zimmerman said recently during a late-afternoon rehearsal break, exuding good cheer despite an inner-ear ailment and a severe spring cold.
With world stock and bond markets still weak after a severe summer selloff, Goldman said that it foresees smaller profits in the last quarter of the year as well, making the autumn an inauspicious time to issue shares.
The Orange County district attorney's office says that the 37-year-old homeless man died as a direct result of a severe 2011 police beating.
