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Recent Examples of hailstorm
On a Monday afternoon last spring, a highly localized hailstorm with golf-ball sized ice chunks struck Will’s farm.
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U.s. Rep. Rosa Delauro, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
That’s right, despite being caught in what one can only describe as a hailstorm of bullets, not a single human was fatally wounded.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Another reported the shed even survived a big hailstorm without a scratch.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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U.s. Rep. Rosa Delauro, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
That’s right, despite being caught in what one can only describe as a hailstorm of bullets, not a single human was fatally wounded.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Another reported the shed even survived a big hailstorm without a scratch.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
Noun
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Severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood advisories were active across much of southern Texas on Wednesday, including the cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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There is a chance for late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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And if there's severe weather headed your way, like a hurricane, heavy rainstorm or tornado, the local National Weather Service office will put out a warning.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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The fires burned rapidly until rainstorms arrived on Thursday night, which allowed firefighters to reach 50 percent containment on the Munger Shaw fire, the smallest of the three.—
Jeff Ernst,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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This 30-foot sign from the '50s collapsed during a windstorm in 2014 and was donated to the Mesa Preservation Foundation in 2019.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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Eight tornadoes were reported in north-central Illinois, and additional straight-line windstorm damage was reported near Chicago and Indianapolis.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Seal any unwanted openings with fine mesh, caulk or weather stripping.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Climate change is also warming waters and altering weather patterns, disturbing both the freshwater and ocean stages of the salmon life cycle.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
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Prosecutors say Read hit O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage and left him to die during a snowstorm in 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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For hedonic well-being, think of eating a mind-blowing cookie, laughing at a funny social media post, or lounging by a fireplace during a snowstorm.—
Jancee Dunn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Slaton survived on wild leeks and braved a mountain blizzard before finding the cabin, according to Gutierrez.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Down here, the temperature hovers at a near-constant 42 degrees Fahrenheit, shifting only a few degrees with seasonal heat waves or blizzards.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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